SCA25 Beginnings

SCA25 Beginnings

SCA25 Beginnings

Begyndelser

Denmark, Sweden, Belgium

Danish with English subtitles

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Festival favourite Trine Dyrholm (also in Second Victims) delivers a standout performance alongside David Dencik (No Time to Die) in this life-affirming drama and deeply moving exploration of identity, love, and resilience.

Marine biologist and professor Ane (Dyrholm) and her husband Thomas (Dencik) are on the verge of being divorced but have not yet told their two children. Thomas is dating someone and is aiming to move in with her soon, but when Ane is suddenly struck by a life-changing event, their plans are upended. Forced to face this new reality, they decide to continue living together while Ane recovers and postpone telling their daughters about their planned split.

While Ane fights to regain her old self, they both confront challenges and in doing so, they find hope where they least expect it.

The second feature film from director Jeanette Nordahl (Wildland), Beginnings is a tender and poignant story of the unraveling of a marriage, losing and re-discovering oneself, and how love can offer a beacon of hope in the darkest of moments.

“Trine Dyrholm is superb in an emotionally acute portrait of a divorce disrupted.” – Variety



OFFICIAL SELECTION - Berlin International Film Festival 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Seattle International Film Festival 2025
Rating: CTC
Runtime: 96 mins

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Tue, Jul 29:
20:40

Sat, Aug 2:
13:20

Mon, Aug 4:
13:30

Sat, Aug 9:
17:45

Mon, Aug 11:
13:30

Wed, Aug 13:
12:00

Prospect Cinemas
Fri, Jul 25:
13:00

Wed, Jul 30:
20:20

Sun, Aug 3:
16:10

Thu, Aug 7:
20:10

Sun, Aug 10:
11:50

Tue, Aug 12:
16:00

Festival Highlights

CTC A box office hit in Finland, this summery black comedy is a tribute to the countryside provinces and to the traditional Finnish brew sahti, the liquid gold of Finland.
CTC Winter is coming, and so too is the 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival, presenting the best new cinema from the Nordic region. July 23 - August 13 at Palace Nova
CTC A box office hit in Iceland, pitch black comedy Grand Finale revolves around a chamber orchestra working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik on a shoe-string budget.
M Celebrating twenty-five years since release and directed by Josef Fares in his feature debut, Jalla! Jalla!
CTC Best friends Laura (Embla Ingelman-Sundberg) and Alex (Aviva Wrede) are heading off on a rail adventure across Europe, couch surfing through the capitals, starting with W
CTC From director Mika Kaurismäki this fourth installment in The Grump series, is set during a lush Finnish summer and follows aging, laconic farmer The Grump.
CTC Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Norway’s northernmost region, which is characterized by its unique environment, and shot in the small Sámi coastal community Unjá
CTC Written and directed by Brwa Vahabpour in his feature film debut, My Uncle Jens is a charming drama with comedic moments that delivers an entertaining story about family
CTC From celebrated director Klaus Härö comes a powerful true story of resilience and defiance, based on real events during World War II and adapted from Rony Smolar’s book.
CTC From multi award-winning director John Andreas Andersen is a gripping new spy drama depicting the extraordinary true story of a modest young ‘every-man’ drawn into the re