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A man cycles across closing borders to reunite with his family

Sandra Winther · Denmark · Drama · 7 min · 6.5K views

Directed by Sandra Winther · Starring Keith Eric Chappelle, Dia Jovanovic, Ofelia Dahl · 2020

As borders between Denmark and Sweden begin to close, a father sets out by bicycle to reach his family before it's too late.

A lyrical lockdown-era journey where landscape and longing carry the story.

Danish writer and director Sandra Winther shares her vision of ‘boundless journeys’ in a narrative short that blends nature with emotion. Staggered across Denmark and Sweden, The Ties That Bind chronicles the story of a

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