BRIGHTLY SHINING

BRIGHTLY SHINING

“Everything gre­at that hap­pen­ed in the world first took place in someone’s ima­gi­na­ti­on.” (Astrid Lindgren)
Ronja lives with her father and her older sis­ter Melissa in a small apart­ment. Christmas is just around the cor­ner, but her father is once again unem­ploy­ed. When Ronja helps him find a job sel­ling Christmas trees, his luck final­ly seems to chan­ge. But as soon as the money arri­ves, her father reverts to his old ways and falls off the wagon. The girls are once again forced to fend for them­sel­ves. Ronja, a drea­mer like her father, uses her vivid ima­gi­na­ti­on as a shield and a means of escape. BRIGHTLY SHINING goes bey­ond a typi­cal fami­ly sto­ry: The film addres­ses the harsh­ness of addic­tion, but at the same time cele­bra­tes the power of ima­gi­na­ti­on and faith in the kind­ness of stran­gers. (SAC)