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In a small town in Norway in the 90's, the internet arrives. A young boy makes his first journey into sexual awakening at a speed of 56 kbits/s.

There is a lot of period detail in this film, and it is worth noting because of how well it is done. People talk about 'period' dramas generally being Victorian or other olden times where lots of detail has to be recreated, but give credit to a film that has everything from the old pipe screensaver, through to the Charlotte Hornets jacket (were they such a great team in the 90's? I remember their logo being everywhere). This sense of time is important because it puts me back in this period very well, which for me means more about that period of growing up rather than specifically getting the internet in my home (which I don't think I ever had until I had long since moved to my own place).

This feeling of a shift in both the character and the era is what makes the film interesting, and is why the period detail is important. We can relate to the change in the boy, but it is also interesting to see the impact of technology on that change. Where before maybe a discarded smutty mag, or Jenny Agutter topless in a film, would be the height of access, now the internet means you are only limited by what you search for, and the related searches that pop up. The film doesn't preach on this (although the smutty pictures delivered line by line very slowly seems almost 'innocent' and quaint compared to the 4k streaming video available on tube sites now).

The narrative and film is quite slow, and it is more of an observational tone it takes. In some ways this makes it a bit too slow but generally it still engages through the period detail, the themes, and the interactions the young boy has. The film strips away his innocence nicely, giving him some guilt and shame in there. I am not sure the ending totally works (and is an uncomfortable final image for someone to walk in on with no context) but it is memorable if perhaps a bit too flamboyant to fit with the film.

A 12 age old boy in the North of Norwegia. His discover of Internet and the first contact with porn. Curiosity, fascination, long nights, simple questions, games with children and the radical change of the relation with his mother , the ingrate status of father and the accusatory speech of mom.

But the virtue of film is to remind to viewer his first steps in the contact with a new world and the changes created by that.

And this fist of memories are the seed for discover and understand Mads , his loneliness, frond, secrets and answers to temptation.

A honest perspective about the fundamental changes in life of family . And inspired - gentle portrait of the universe of 12 old age boy front to a not easy discover.

This is a low key, highly realistic character study about a young boy called Mads growing up in Norway in the 1990s. His family get the internet and he quickly discovers the world of (very slow!) online porn.

Fascinated by this, he regularly goes online to view porn pics whilst also exploring his body and the world around him. This adult awakening in him is juxtaposed with his juvenile self as he plays with friends outside. This is a nice touch from the director who slowly separates the two clashing forces within Mads as we see him maturing.

The attention to detail regarding the 1990s, the understated yet engaging performances from the actors, especially Heine Dybvig as Mads, make this film an intriguing, celebrated short that is worth watching if you like subtle, authentic story telling.

Do not expect fireworks and shouting matches. Expect to watch a child make the awkward transition into his teen years. This is one of writer / director Truls Krane Meby's best known films and rightly so.