Quiet Life (2025)

Director: Alexandros Avranas
Stars: Chulpan Khamatova, Grigory Dobrygin, Naomi Lamp

Sweden, 2018. A mysterious syndrome affecting refugee children is sparking concerns among doctors and politicians. Sergei and Natalia have been forced to flee from their native country after an attack that almost took Sergei's life. They have settled with their two young daughters in Sweden, waiting for the Migration board to decide on their Asylum Application. They try their best to lead a normal life. They work hard, send their kids to Swedish school, learn the language, submitting themselves to regular inspections from the authorities and hoping that one day, they will be Swedish citizens. But when their asylum application is rejected, Katja, their youngest daughter collapses and falls into a mysterious coma. Faced with a moral dilemma, Sergei and Natalia's resilience will be tested. Can they summon hope to save their daughters?

These are stories that must be told. And it's possible to tell them in different ways.

The pace and literal quietness of the film, combined with the behavior of the so called authorities affected me and generated deep emotions, while the acting has never been over the top. As the story developed you stay close to characters.

Beautiful photography as well.

It's the kind of work that makes you reflect about the world and the situation of anyone who needs to abandon their life and try their best to move on. This is a topic that is more important than ever, and I hope you can have some good conversations about this.

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