Morten

Fifteen-year-old Morten is an introverted teen left pretty much to his own devices in the house of his dead grandparents. His mother is rarely home, and he’s ashamed to be seen in the city by other teens when he’s with his alcoholic uncle. When everything becomes too much for him, he flees with an inherited camera into the nearby, almost mystical marshes, where he meets a mysterious girl who gets his feelings. Soon after, Miia, the self-assured sister of a classmate, also enters his life. When a kid at school tries to blackmail Morten, he feels forced to do things he abhors. So he doesn’t betray the people close to him, he has to abandon the role of distanced observer and start facing life and standing up for himself. A powerful and melancholy drama with a touch of magical realism, "Morten" is based on a prizewinning Estonian YA novel.