What it’s about
After the suicide of his father, a steel magnate whose business was floundering, Stockholm restaurateur Christoffer (Thomsen) is urged by his mother (Norby) to take over the collapsed company, which he reluctantly agrees to do. But the strain of performing the role of unseasoned CEO begins to take a toll on Christoffers marriage to Maria (Werlinder), an up-and-coming stage actress.
Why we love it
Flys Inheritance, the second installment of a trilogy, traces the conflict between personal responsibility and ones own sense of destiny. Thomsens Christoffer is a man persuaded to leave a contented life to assume duties that are foreign to his nature, and his gradual change into a ruthless corporate dealer leaves wife Maria feeling hes increasingly heartless. Lensed in a docu-realistic style, and enlivened by top-notch performances, The Inheritance is an engrossing family drama thats both wrenchingly intimate and tonally true-to-life.
Ulrich Thomsen, Lisa Werlinder, Ghita Norby Per Fly