John synes det er lidt ensomt at bo alene med sin hamster, Pjoske. Han har derfor inviteret sin ungdomsflamme Birthe over til en bid mad. I aften mødes de for første gang siden ”dengang i Helsinge MC”. Birthes besøg går dog ikke helt som John har drømt om.
´Black Heart’ er en film om mentale efterveer. Den følger tre new yorkere, som hver især bestræber sig på at behandle et personligt tab. Den fjerde karakter er New York, som forsøger at komme sig efter 9/11-tragedien og det sår, som stadig eksisterer.
“Jeg har bestemt mig for at optage, det jeg ser hernede. Jeg har besluttet mig for at dokumentere Danmarks ondskab, som folk her har oplevet i 300 år og som jeg har oplevet i 30 år – for jeg forstår, hvordan de har det. Denne film bliver skelsættende.” Jens
Nadim er en minoritetsetnisk mand med tjek på tilværelsen. Han vil dog på ingen måde associeres med de mennesker, der ligner ham, men ikke kan opføre sig ordentligt. På vej til sin søsters fødselsdag sætter hans egen fordomsfuldhed ham i en position, der får dramatiske konsekvenser for ham.
Kira er en enlig mor, som kæmper for at få en bedre relation til sin distancerede teenagedatter, Lina. En dag får Kira en lys idé, som hun mener vil kunne bane vejen for et stærkere bånd mellem dem. I Kiras forsøg på at gøre idéen til virkelighed, begynder fortidens lokkende skygger at indhente hende.
The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?
William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?
After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.
An example of an evening shift at a closed psychiatric ward that starts like many others. The nurse, Emma, meets to messages of sick leaves and acute patients - and the staff have to be creative to get through the shift in the best possible way. In just 20 minutes the confidence in the system will be put to a test.