The Shamer's Daughter

This Nordic medieval fantasy centres on a young girl with an unusual ability. The girl is Dina (Rebecca Emilie Sattrup) and whenever she looks into a person's eyes, she can see every shameful act they've ever committed. As the title suggests, she inherited this ability from her mother, Melussina (Maria Bonnevie), who is known as "The Shamer". When three members of the kingdom's ruling family are murdered, Melussina and Dina use their gift to prove that the prime suspect, Nicodemus (Jakob Oftebro), is innocent. From here, the story is littered with fantastical elements - dragons, witchcraft, potions - but everything is grounded in a sense of reality by director Kenneth Kainz. Importantly, the film is intended as the first instalment in a series, which means that the ending doesn't provide much closure. For the most part, though, The Shamer's Daughter is a solid, impressively realised slice of fantasy adventure.