Nina

NINA' is a Faroese-Danish low-budget feature film about the aspiring author Nina who moves to the remote island country Faroe Islands together with her boyfriend William. He is set to start his new job as a doctor. Nina meanwhile, is pregnant with their first child and is initially awestruck by the the magnificent Faroese nature. The young couple's life seemingly couldn't be more idyllic. But things are rarely how they appear. William works long hours at the hospital and Nina begins to feel increasingly isolated in the tiny village, surrounded by the tall mountains and endless ocean. Nina then discovers the mysterious old Faroese myth of the Seal Woman, and her fascination with it grows to an obsession. She finds comfort in the company of the handsome local priest, Fríði, and suddenly Nina can see connections forming between the myth, her own life and the burning feeling of loneliness. The lines between reality, dreams and the characters in her novel become increasingly blurred, until her mind threatens to cave in.