Kaj Snijder

Set in the 1970s, Blackwater tells the story of how four random people's lives converge after two tourists are found murdered in a tent near the Swedish mountain town of Blackwater.

Georg is a graphics designer living his best life. But he still can't find meaning. One day, a demented old man shows up in his apartment and becomes a hard break in that lifestyle.

It’s minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees F) and 20 y/o Conny walks around like a restless criminal with his hoodie up in a small forgotten village in northern Sweden. He's not welcome anywhere and the whole village seems to hate him. Yesterday he panicked and drove away from his girlfriend’s delivery of their baby - but now he has repented and wants to come back. But what will it take for her to forgive him?

Maja (22) lives in Stockholm, Sweden, but a death within the family forces her back to her hometown of Pajala. In Pajala, her sister Sofia lives with the troubadour Johan. After the funeral, Sofia will accompany Johan on a summer tour around Tornedalen, and Maja decides to come along. It will be a journey where questions about their origin and the future of the Tornedal will be put on their head.

While filming a youth gang at a skatepark, Pascal develops a mutual attraction with Joel. Swayed by Joel’s charm, he invites him home under the pretense of "editing film." Once there, however, Pascal begins to question his decision, especially upon realizing that Joel is only seventeen, and his earlier doubts resurface.