Pyromaniac

RIGA IFF OFFICIAL COMPETITION

A flame lights up the darkness of a peaceful village. A pyromaniac ignites his first fire. More fires break out and the community panics. An inferno lurks under the surface as a local policeman uncovers the unthinkable truth, the pyromaniac isn´t a stranger, he´s a village fireman.
Dag is a loved and wanted child. He came into this world when his parents thought it was too late and it is just the three of them – a fragile little family. Dag has recently returned after a year of military service. His parents notice a vague darkness has been cast upon him, but no-one talks about it. Things start to fall apart and Dag disappears more and more into himself. A silent pain is pushing into the family. Then the fires begin.

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