This film will leave a deep impact on you long after viewing. Using the common theme of switching between real time and a series of flashbacks to childhood, we're able to see the emotional damage done to Leena as she tries to bring order into the chaotic lives surrounding this family. After a tumultuous, nomadic upbringing with her binge-drinking father and co-dependent mother, Leena must deal with her own emotional baggage as she confronts the impending death of her mother. The parents' hard partying has made adult Leena angry, emotionally distant, and with a cleaning compulsion (typical).
This film is so powerful, and I was amazed at how close to home Pernilla August's film was able to hit me. Any person who has grown up in an alcoholic home must see this complete (beautiful acting, excellent cinematography, restrained directing) document.