The voice talents of Alexander Skarsgård, Noomi Rapace, and Denis Lavant are featured in this stop-motion tale of death and existence set in a large international airport.
Alexander Skarsgård, Noomi Rapace, Anna Mouglalis, Denis Lavant, Carl Johan De Geer, Marianne Lindberg De Geer
Sweden/France/Denmark
2026
In Swedish, Finnish, and English with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Kalle Wettre, Justin Pechberty, Damien Mergherbi, Clara Marquardt, Lars Amby, Johan Oettinger
Screenwriter
Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Jen Silverman
Editor
Henry Moore Selder, Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Production Design
Nicklas Nilsson
Original Music
Hans Appelqvist
Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Niki Lindroth von Bahr, born 1984 in Stockholm, is an artist and filmmaker whose work focuses on stop motion animation. Her films have been shown and awarded at festivals worldwide, including Cannes, the Berlinale, TIFF, and Sundance. Since its release, her short film The Burden (2017) has received 85 awards and appeared on a list of the Best 100 short films ever made, chosen by 250 European film critics in 2026. She also teaches animation and modeling at CalArts in Los Angeles and the Tokyo University of Art, Film and New Media.
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