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DATES IN REAL LIFE

«Dates in Real Life» is a Norwegian affection can be summed up in an
series created by Jakob Rørvik, emoji, and this story invites us
which ended up conquering its spa- to stop and think about what ha-
«Dates in Real Life» ce outside the borders of Norway. ppens when the connection sud-
portrays a generation The series has won a number of denly breaks down.
suspended between awards, including Best Series in the
virtual intimacy and the International Panorama section of The protagonist Ida (Gina Bernhoft
emptiness of real contact, the Series Mania festival. There Gørvell) is a young woman who li-
raising the question: are only seven short episodes, but ves most of her emotional life on-
can love resist when the they're more than they seem. line. She has an intense and cons-
screens are switched off? tant relationship with Marvin, an
Between moments of humour American boy played by Jacques
SARA QUELHAS and melancholy, the series offers Colimon. They have never met face-
an intimate and topical reflec- -to-face, but they know each other
tion on the way we connect with like few others. Intimacy was built
each other in a world where al- through avatars, video calls, and
most everything passes through small virtual worlds. For Ida, that
screens. We live in times when was love. Until Marvin decides to

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