Mila Brener

When Jesper distinguishes himself as the Postal Academy’s worst student, he is sent to Smeerensburg, a small village located on a icy island above the Arctic Circle, where grumpy inhabitants barely exchange words, let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up and abandon his duty as a postman when he meets local teacher Alva and Klaus, a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys.

In this gripping drama crafted by debut writer-director Nenad Cicin-Sain, a young artist facing financial difficulties, played by Wes Bentley, encounters a mysterious and affluent patron. This enigmatic, terminally ill…