Somewhat running from gaybashing in his homophobic Poland, Robert goes to Norway, learning to work at a fish processing plant, sharing a room in a worker dormitory. He meets co-worker Ivar, who is also the adopted son of the owner, and an aspiring drag artist. Robert's upbringing and experience has him running hot and cold towards Ivar.
Things get complicated when Robert's mother arrives, fleeing debts left behind in Poland, and without immediate employment prospects. Given that the migrant workers have employment and rental contracts that they hardly understand, and are to their disadvantage, a union signs them up, to demand a better collective agreement. As they head towards a strike, the owner makes Robert an offer he can't refuse.
I saw this at the Inside Out film festival, with "Robert" in attendance, and he verified that the situation in Poland was not good for LGBT folks. The situation in the plant was interesting, as was the pressures of running a medium-sized business.
While the scenery was nice, I didn't find a lot of chemistry between the 2 principals, and in some ways the script had omissions, including the characters not communicating well. So this is OK but not great.
Things get complicated when Robert's mother arrives, fleeing debts left behind in Poland, and without immediate employment prospects. Given that the migrant workers have employment and rental contracts that they hardly understand, and are to their disadvantage, a union signs them up, to demand a better collective agreement. As they head towards a strike, the owner makes Robert an offer he can't refuse.
I saw this at the Inside Out film festival, with "Robert" in attendance, and he verified that the situation in Poland was not good for LGBT folks. The situation in the plant was interesting, as was the pressures of running a medium-sized business.
While the scenery was nice, I didn't find a lot of chemistry between the 2 principals, and in some ways the script had omissions, including the characters not communicating well. So this is OK but not great.