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On August 4th, the Theater in Kristiansand was the arena for a very special event, when two of Norway's foremost philosophers and three of our key authors met to discuss Bjørneboe and his masterpiece trilogy "Bestialitetens Historie".

15-25% of the population are childless. In this film, the director takes us on a difficult but at the same time heartwarming journey together with three other childless women. It looks at why having children in life is so important to many, and how it can affect our lives if the wish does not materialize. Grief, depression and feelings of alienation can be forever present for those affected by involuntary childlessness, but this film also contains a lot of hope and offers of reconciliation. An open and fragile journey into something deeply existential in a person's psyche.

Drama teacher Knut has always been interested in clowns. He has researched them and taught about them, and he has played the clown. But as a 61-year-old, he became deeply depressed and disappeared into his own darkness for over two years.