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2.2.2025

WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS wins Dragon Award Best Nordic Film at Göteborg

When the Light Breaks, directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson, won the Dragon Award Best Nordic Film at the Göteborg Film Festival 2025.

The award of SEK 400,000 (35,000 €) makes it one of the world's largest film prizes. Presenting partner for the competition is Region Västra Götaland and the City of Gothenburg.

Motivation of the jury:
“For its masterfully calibrated mise en scène, its sensitivity and delicate lightness, its director's unexpectedly uplifting treatment of grief, acutely portrayed by a perfect young ensemble."

Heather Millard, producer, was present to accept the award.

When the Light Breaks debuted at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where it opened the Un Certain Regard. The story follows Una, a young art student who encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty during a long summer day in Iceland.