Kiss Me

In With Every Heartbeat, first-time writer/director Alexandra-Therese Keining offers a subtle, sensual romantic drama about how love appears in the most unexpected ways, and at the most unexpected times. Mia (Ruth Vega Fernandez) and her fiancé Tim set off on a trip to attend the engagement party of her father Lasse, who she has not seen in years, and meet his new soon-to-be wife Elisabeth. There, Mia encounters Elisabeth’s daughter, and her future stepsister, Frida (Liv Mjönes). As edgy, uptight Mia and serene Frida get to know each other, strong emotions are stirred, sparking a passionate love affair. The unexpected, forbidden relationship forces the women to make painful, and life-changing, decisions. Filmed in the stunning countryside of Sweden, With Every Heartbeat is a vibrant and sincere film that follows one woman’s journey to self-discovery. –AFI Fest