german premiere

above the knee

Amir has a terrible secret: his left leg is starting to turn black. The rotting process will soon reach all of his body. Unless he can get rid of the leg. That is the solution he dreams of day and night. But unfortunately he is the only one who can see this horror. His girlfriend Rikke is completely clueless and doesn't take Amir's secretiveness too seriously. So how can Amir's burning desire come true? After all, even in liberal Norway, you can't just get a prescription for an amputation. 

Director Viljar Bøe has already shocked us with a very weird story in GOOD BOY. Unpleasant topics seem to be his specialty and so he once again succeeds in making us feel really uncomfortable with his monstrous body horror and Amir's martyrdom, which feels painfully real.