From The Hollywood Reporter · Lily Ford · · 1m
Danish debut tackles forbidden desires
Marlene Emilie Lyngstad's provocative first film explores sexual taboos through a man confronting his darkest impulses.
In brief
Marlene Emilie Lyngstad's provocative first film explores sexual taboos through a man confronting his darkest impulses. Cute is a bold Danish drama that directly examines adult attraction to children and sexual taboos, premiering at San Sebastian. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Danish debut arrives at San Sebastian
Marlene Emilie Lyngstad's first feature film Cute premieres this week at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
A man's forbidden feelings
Richard, played by Jan Gunnar Røise, struggles with inappropriate attraction to his seven-year-old stepdaughter and decides to leave his girlfriend.
Retreat and disruption
Richard retreats to his childhood home to renovate it before selling, but his isolation is interrupted by Stella, his mother's childlike caregiver.
Confronting sexual taboos
The film boldly examines sexual taboos, fetishisation, and adult attraction to children through its narrative.
Written by Lyngstad and Larse
The screenplay was written by director Marlene Emilie Lyngstad and co-writer Emilie Koefoed Larse.
The main idea
Cute is a bold Danish drama that directly examines adult attraction to children and sexual taboos, premiering at San Sebastian.
