Picked by The New Yorker
Ridder Lykke (Knight of Fortune)
Directed by Lasse Lyskjær Noer · Starring Leif Andrée, Jens Jørn Spottag, Jesper Lohmann, Dick Kaysø · 2022
Unable to face his late wife's body at the morgue, Karl meets a stranger with his own reason for being there.
An Oscar-nominated Danish gem that finds warmth and dry humour in the hardest goodbye.
In Lasse Lyskjær Noer’s short film, Karl has a chance encounter with a stranger who helps him open up about his grief. "Knight of Fortune" is nominated for Best Live-Action Short at the 96th Academy Awards.
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