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42-year-old Nanna (Trine Dyrholm, Queen of Hearts) takes her daughter Cille, the "birthday girl" in question, and Cille's best friend on a 3-day cruise to celebrate her daughter's 18th birthday. Nanna is the kind of mother who wants to be her daughter's friend. She books the biggest party boat she can find, because mother and daughter don't see each other very often - and mom wants to make up for that.

Already on the first night, Nanna and Cille get into an argument in the ship's nightclub where alcohol flows copiously. Nanna runs away, leaving the girls to their own devices while she goes flirting and smoking weed with a crew member. In the wee hours, it is revealed that Cille has been raped.

Shocked and overman...

42-year-old Nanna (Trine Dyrholm, Queen of Hearts) takes her daughter Cille, the "birthday girl" in question, and Cille's best friend on a 3-day cruise to celebrate her daughter's 18th birthday. Nanna is the kind of mother who wants to be her daughter's friend. She books the biggest party boat she can find, because mother and daughter don't see each other very often - and mom wants to make up for that.

Already on the first night, Nanna and Cille get into an argument in the ship's nightclub where alcohol flows copiously. Nanna runs away, leaving the girls to their own devices while she goes flirting and smoking weed with a crew member. In the wee hours, it is revealed that Cille has been raped.

Shocked and overcome with guilt, Nanna tries to get justice and find the attacker, but the post-traumatic Cille resists reporting the incident. Moreover, the crew seems more eager to cover up than to prosecute. The situation is complicated anyway by the fact that the crime took place in international waters. The cruise industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that promises carefree all-inclusive vacations, but the escapism takes place in a legal no-man's land, where the captain is the highest authority and where the police-less mini-society tries to hide crimes.

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