Made with support from the Danish Film Institute's Film Workshop for young talents, "Son" was honoured on Friday at Berlinale's Generation 14plus awards ceremony. The film received a Special Mention from the International Jury.
Kristoffer Kiørboe's short film tells the story about 13-year-old August who is saddled with more responsibility than he can bear when his father gives him a puppy. August's parents are divorced and the wounds from the breakup are still fresh, especially for August's mother who won't let him keep the puppy. For August, his father's gift morphs into something more than a fuzzy pet, becoming a conflicted package of guilt, anger, divided loyalties and affection.
"Children shouldn't be responsible for anything else besides being children," says the director. Read interview Of Puppies and Men.
Kristoffer Kiørboe made his directorial debut in 2003. He later enrolled in the National Film School of Denmark, where he graduated in 2009. "Son," Kiørboe's first purely fictional film, is produced by Nina Helveg for Frame By Frame with support from the DFI Film Workshop.
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13-årige Augusts mor og far er lige blevet skilt. Hans mor er helt knust over skilsmissen og vil ikke have, at August beholder den lille hundehvalp, som faren har givet ham. Det gør ondt at se sin mor i sorg og føle ansvar for det, men August elsker den lille hvalp lige så meget, som han savner sin far.