Limbo

Limbo follows Louise, Naya, Boye and Ask and their very different families in a multi-plot story. The children are at a point where they are moving from innocent childhood to the consciousness of youth. They are between ages and they are beginning to form independent identities and question their backgrounds. On this journey the four of them will face their worst fears. They will learn that fear may be unfounded, or that fear is founded and can be overcome. But you can’t always overcome your fear on your own. You need the companionship of others to overcome and survive. The four children’s courage to fight for their own and each other’s identities and ideals is the core of this story. Rootless Ask has, much to his dismay, just moved from the country-side to a fixer-upper of a house with his very pregnant mom, stepdad and two half-sisters. He misses his free-spirited musician dad and refuses to take part in his new life in Copenhagen. Beautiful Louise lives with her parents and little brother in a tastefully decorated house where form and appearance mean everything. Her mother takes advantage of Louise’s beauty and gets her regular modelling jobs that Louise doesn’t have the nerve to say no to. The wimpy nerd, Boye, seeks refuge in his parents’ colourful Prank and Party Shop and avoids kids his own age. He’s got a secret crush and writes party songs for his dad. Boye’s dad is bipolar, and Boye assumes responsibility for the shop when his dad is “down.” Strong-willed Naya has been adopted from South Africa and has a deep-rooted fear of being abandoned, and thus a fear of entering into relationships. She’s in training for the national 400-metre track championship and has an extraordinary focus and winning instinct. Common to all four is their budding sense of identity and need for independence. They are breaking free of childhood, but fear the consequences. As they open up to each other, they find the courage to face their fears. Louise loses her grandma and defies her mother’s ambitions for her. Ask realizes he himself can make an effort to be happy and stops a destructive pattern. Naya’s parents divorce, but when she believes that her safe world crumbles, it is replaced by two happy parents. Boye stops feeling responsible for his father, and eventually he expresses his love for Louise, even if it means making a fool of himself. Limbo is told in a naturalistic style with fast changes from character to character. The visual side will subjectively follow the four main characters closely in their authentic everyday life, shot primarily on location. The story uses humour to set off the serious events, thus emphasizing both.