Low Expectations

Directors' Fortnight, Cannes 2026

Original language: Norwegian

Subtitles: Romanian, English

Directed by: Eivind Landsvik

Country: Norway, Denmark

Year of production: 2026

Length: 105 minutes

Genre: Drama

At the height of her music career, Maja falls apart and has to step away from her ambitions. Depressed and broke, she moves back home with her mother and works part-time at a local high school. Far from the spotlight, wrapped in everyday kindness, she slowly finds her way back to life.

Credits

Eivind Landsvik – Director

Eivind Landsvik – Script

Casting

Marie Ulven

Anders Danielsen Lie

Tone Mostraum

Embla Berntsen

Snorre Kind Monsson

Clara Dessau