For 20 years, Gunnar has been filming his son growing up in a world full of influencers and hypermasculinity. One day, he receives a call that all parents fear the most.
The unusual story of a father and son takes a tragic turn in this film, which was 20 years in the making, and becomes a self-portrait of a Norwegian director experiencing the greatest crisis of his life. Gunnar Hall Jensen is one of Norway’s most acclaimed documentary filmmakers. For 20 years, he has been filming his son Jonathan’s growth: from a baby, to a boy, to a rebellious young man who wants to conquer the world. Jonathan becomes increasingly stubborn, and the distance between father and son inevitably grows. In a world full of influencers and hypermasculinity, Jonathan is seduced by the promise of success and easy money, and he loses his sense of reality. Until one day, Gunnar receives the call that every father fears most.
In cinemas 10/7/2025
NK'25: Portrait of a Confused Father
NK'25: Portrait of a Confused Father
N13
Genre
Documentary
Run time
1h 32min
Genre
Documentary
Run time
1h 32min
For 20 years, Gunnar has been filming his son growing up in a world full of influencers and hypermasculinity. One day, he receives a call that all parents fear the most.
The unusual story of a father and son takes a tragic turn in this film, which was 20 years in the making, and becomes a self-portrait of a Norwegian director experiencing the greatest crisis of his life. Gunnar Hall Jensen is one of Norway’s most acclaimed documentary filmmakers. For 20 years, he has been filming his son Jonathan’s growth: from a baby, to a boy, to a rebellious young man who wants to conquer the world. Jonathan becomes increasingly stubborn, and the distance between father and son inevitably grows. In a world full of influencers and hypermasculinity, Jonathan is seduced by the promise of success and easy money, and he loses his sense of reality. Until one day, Gunnar receives the call that every father fears most.
The unusual story of a father and son takes a tragic turn in this film, which was 20 years in the making, and becomes a self-portrait of a Norwegian director experiencing the greatest crisis of his life. Gunnar Hall Jensen is one of Norway’s most acclaimed documentary filmmakers. For 20 years, he has been filming his son Jonathan’s growth: from a baby, to a boy, to a rebellious young man who wants to conquer the world. Jonathan becomes increasingly stubborn, and the distance between father and son inevitably grows. In a world full of influencers and hypermasculinity, Jonathan is seduced by the promise of success and easy money, and he loses his sense of reality. Until one day, Gunnar receives the call that every father fears most.