What Lies Between Us

What Lies Between Us
DanishDobbeltfejl
Directed byAmalie Næsby Fick
Written by
Produced byLouise Vesth
Starring
Production
company
Release date
  • September 2026 (2026-09) (Toronto)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Netherlands
LanguageDanish

What Lies Between Us (Danish: Dobbeltfejl) is an drama film directed by Amalie Næsby Fick from a screenplay written by Nikolaj Arcel and Sara Isabella Jønsson. It stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sofie Gråbøl, and Asta Kamma August. It is an international co-production of Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

It will have its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.

Premise

A mother attempts to shield her son after he is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in a quiet suburban community.

Cast

Production

In June 2025, the project received a €190,000 production grant from Eurimages. It also received a 2,600,000 Norwegian krone production grant from Nordisk Film & TV Fond in the same month.

Principal photography began in December 2025 under the production title Good Mothers.

Release

What Lies Between Us is set to have its world premiere in the Discovery section of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival in September. In May 2025, it was reported that Trust Nordisk had acquired the film's international sales rights.

References

  1. ↑ "WHAT LIES BETWEEN US". Trust Nordisk. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  2. ↑ González, David (24 June 2025). "Eurimages supports 35 co-productions". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Nordisk Film & TV Fond's supports during the second quarter of 2025". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Abbatescianni, Davide (3 December 2025). "Amalie Næsby Fick's Good Mothers starts shooting in Denmark". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Ntim, Zac (22 July 2026). "TIFF 2026: 'Stuffed' Starring Jodie Comer & Harry Melling Among Discovery Titles". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "TrustNordisk picks up GOOD MOTHERS starring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sofie Gråbøl and Asta Kamma August". Trust Nordisk. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2026.