

20 minutes. One desperate man. A 'Western dream' that might cost everything.
A former security operative turned entrepreneur finds a hopeful business venture in the West.
Acting
Fatehnia's silent desperation speaks volumes.
Direction
Bjorvand squeezes a feature's weight into 20 minutes.
Director
Normann Bjorvand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's double meaning — contractual obligation and literal mortality — only fully lands after the reveal.
Shot in Sweden but intentionally placeless, reflecting the universal anonymity of exploitative labor markets.