Following the tragic death of her mother in a car accident, seventeen-year-old Ida (Sandra Guldberg Kampp) falls into the care of her estranged aunt Bodil (Sidse Babett Knudsen). Moving in with Bodil, she is initially comfortable in her home, living alongside her three cousins in an environment that seems blessed with physical tenderness and love. However, as she grieves, the reality of the family’s work and toxic dynamics make themselves known, as Ida suddenly finds herself on the fringes of violence, addiction and intimidation.

Under a clear Scandinavian summer sky, Ida bonds with her cousins, “the boys”, who operate under the close guidance of Bodil. When it becomes obvious that the family operate in plain-sight as criminal debt collectors, Ida is curious but conflicted, struggling to bridge the chasm between the aggressive, sinister tactics she witnesses, and compassion for her new family. Jonas, a dedicated father and charismatic enforcer, attempts to control his younger brothers; David, who struggles with addiction amid a tumultuous relationship with his young girlfriend, Anna, and Mads, whose childlike relationship with Bodil betrays a potentially sinister lack of boundaries.

When Ida bears witness to one of the brothers’ more extreme acts, the situation quickly spirals out of control. Love and violence become intermingled in Ida’s new life, caught between a loyal but dangerous matriarch and a brotherhood on the edge. Soon, she is confronted with the threat of serious repercussions and the same, potent question that once faced her mother before her; just how far are you willing to go for your family?

The feature debut of director Jeannette Nordahl, from a script by Ingeborg Topsoe (writer of critically acclaimed “The Charmer.”), the film is lead by powerful, contrasting performances from newcomer Sandra Golberg Kammp and Sidse Babett Knudsen (“Borgen”, “Westworld”), supported by Joachim Fjelstrup (Shooting Star 2015), Elliott Crosset Hove (“Winter Brothers”, Shooting Star 2019) and Besir Zeciri. “Wildland” is a contemporary crime drama that offers a radical meditation on family, loyalty and the seductive cycle of violence and corruption.