
Berätterskan

Lennart Heijken, godsägare på Rönneberga herrgård

Gunnar Heijken, Lennarts son

Eva Heijken, Gunnars hustru
Vivan, Gunnars och Evas dotter

Brolin, rättare på Rönneberga

Madam Hallström, jordemor

Sara

Patron Henrik Heijken, Lennarts far

Jerker Boman, hovslagare på Rönneberga
Elisabet Heijken, Lennarts mor

Masen, klockförsäljare

Set during the final ten minutes before an eighteenth birthday, the film follows a young protagonist on the threshold between childhood and adulthood. Through poetic monologues and symbolic ritual, it explores the fear, loss, and quiet transformation that accompany coming of age. Blending introspection with elements of symbolic horror, the film treats growing up not as a celebration, but as a rite of passage, culminating in a final return to childhood memory as midnight arrives.
Mary Jo, a single mother navigating the most pivotal day of her life, confronts a series of escalating challenges that could reshape her family’s future. As she balances birthday plans for her nine-year-old daughter, mounting tensions with her independence-seeking teenager, and the growing mystery of a missing ex-husband, Mary Jo is propelled into a relentless Odyssey-like journey.

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.