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Directed by: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Runtime: 1h 24min
Certificate: 12A
Last Screened:
Thu 29th May 2025
On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Payne family live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free.
Maria and Nik, along with their four children Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature.
When tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society. A New Kind of Wilderness is a deeply moving portrait of family bonds, connection to nature and renegotiating life in the wake of grief.
The screening on Thu 1 May was followed by a Q&A with Nik and the children (Ronja, Freja, Falk, and Ulv).