Lamento

Magdalena is struggling to cope with a major crisis in her life some time ago her daughter Sara committed suicide Magdalena finds herself consumed by a grief she cannot overcome Although the event has shattered her world she nonetheless manages to function smoothly on a daily basis whether this involves trying to sell Saras dog Truls picking up her second daughters son from his piano lesson eating with the family of an evening attending a session with a spiritualist or going to a bar These are all things she would have done anyway and a strict routine helps prevent her pain from rising to the surface Only when Saras former boyfriend visits does she begin to see a path through all her denial speechlessness and feelings of guilt