A candle-crowned corpse, a frozen church mystery, and one nosy crime writer who can't let it go.
On a crystal clear, starry and bitingly cold winter night a young woman dressed in the traditional Lucia white gown is seen running across the ice while sobbing. She stumbles in her long gown and drops her crown of candles in the snow and when she reaches a channel in the ice she throws herself into the dark waters and disappears. We find Erica and her husband Patrik right in the middle of preparing everything to celebrate Christmas in their house for the first time. On the 13th of December the family goes to church to watch the Lucia celebration only to find out that the Lucia has gone missing. Erica who notices a dispute in the audience can't help herself but to try and find out what the fight was really about and what could have happened to the missing Lucia. The past catches up with the present as Erica's discoveries leads to the missing Lucia, a secret love affair and a son seeking revenge for his mother.
Production
Stunning Swedish winter landscapes that freeze your bones beautifully.
Writing
Tight 90 minutes—no bloat, just clues and consequences.
Director
Rickard Petrelius
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lucia Day (December 13) is huge in Sweden—imagine a Christmas parade where the lead singer vanishes. The film weaponizes genuine tradition for maximum unease.
This is the third Fjällbacka film but stands alone—though Erica and Patrik's domestic Christmas stress hits harder if you've seen their earlier cases.
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