Alt er relativt

Are people's emotions the same everywhere? Or do culture and environment affect a person so strongly that a Dane's experience of sorrow is different from a Zimbabwean's, for instance. In this powerful documentary by Mikala Krogh, we see emotional events from around the world. Like a kaleidoscope, they illuminate the film's themes, which include love, illness and happiness. How do the feelings of an American soldier shipping out once more relate to those of a young Danish woman beginning cancer treatment? The people in the documentary speak openly about their personal experiences. The film makes the viewer reflect on the meaning of their stories: do people use the same words to talk about experiences that can be very different. For example, is the experience of love the same in an arranged marriage as it is when falling in love spontaneously?
Anita Välikangas / Translation: Anna Volmari (DocPoint)