TrustNordisk is proud to announce that the feel-good drama TO NEW BEGINNINGS from director Paprika Steen has been selected for Zürich International Film Festival. TO NEW BEGININGS will celebrate its world premiere at the festival which runs from September 25th to October 5 th 2025.
Starring Tuva Novotny (THE KINGDOM, 2022; THE ABYSS, 2023), Anders W. Berthelsen (THE KILLING, 2012), Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (GAME OF THRONES, 2015; PITCH PERFECT 2, 2015), Christian Tafdrup (BORGEN, 2013) and Lars Brygmann (RIDERS OF JUSTICE, 2020) among others, TO NEW BEGINNINGS unfolds the story of a group of old friends and how their relationships are redefined during New Year’s Eve.
TO NEW BEGINNINGS is director Paprika Steen’s fifth feature film. After her debut AFTERMATH (2004), which was followed by WITH YOUR PERMISSION (2007), she has in recent years displayed her unique talent for directing dramedies with a focus on group dynamics in THAT TIME OF YEAR (2018) and FATHERS AND MOTHERS (2022). This time, she points the lens towards long-standing friendships in a dramedy which with both humor and emotional depth unfolds a story about everything left unsaid in friendships and how relations can change over time.
With TO NEW BEGINNINGS director Paprika Steen continues her long-standing cooperation with script writer Jakob Weis who also wrote the scripts for her two latest feature films THAT TIME OF YEAR and FATHERS AND MOTHERS.
Synopsis:
A group of old friends reunite for New Years Eve, as they have done so many times before, for a night full of traditions and memories. But one of their friends, Martin, is not present as he passed away in a tragic incident years ago. This evening, Nomi, Martin’s former girlfriend, introduces her new boyfriend, Finn, to the group for the first time. But Finn doesn’t quite fit in, and with a solid lack of situational awareness, he asks all the wrong questions, gradually forcing the group to confront what they’ve suppressed and reflect on their relationships - and not least, themselves. It will be an evening they will never forget, but also an evening that might open a door to a new beginning for every one of them.
TO NEW BEGINNINGS is set for domestic release on November 6th 2025.
Watch the trailer here.
TO NEW BEGINNINGS is directed by Paprika Steen, written by Jakob Weis and produced by Mikael Rieks (LAND OF MINE; APPLAUSE; BOUNDLESS), for Nordisk Film Production. The film is supported by The Danish Film Institute’s Market Scheme and TV2 Denmark with local distribution by Nordisk Film Distribution. TrustNordisk handles international sales.