'Last and First Men' juxtaposes a science fiction story written in 1930 with a haunting musical score and filmed images of the 'Spomenik'—futuristic, abstract stone monuments erected during the communist era in the former Yugoslav republics.

The narrator describes the life and society of a dying future race of humans while guiding us through a landscape of surreal and phantasmagorical monuments filmed in 16mm black and white. These structures, once intended as symbols of Unity and Brotherhood but now forgotten, derelict, and overgrown with vegetation, stand like lone, abandoned beacons, still beaming their message into the wilderness of the Balkan republics. The roving camera takes us through this futuristic landscape as we gradually learn about the tragic yet hopeful story of the last humans.

"A monumental essay on our impending doom – and reinvention" – Variety

"One of the most original sci-fi movies in recent memory“ – Indiewire

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Sturla Brandth Grøvlen got his international breakthrough with the single-take thriller VICTORIA from 2015, which he received the Silver Bear for artistic contribution at the 65th Berlinale. The same year he received the Silver Frog at Camerimage for RAMS. Working with directors such as Benh Zeitlin (WENDY), Josephine Decker (SHIRLEY) and Michael Noer (BEFORE THE FROST) and Thomas Vinterberg (ANOTHER ROUND - nominated for a Golden Globe, and won the Academy Award for Best International Feature in 2021),  Eskil Vogt (THE INNOCENTS - Cannes film festival 2021 + Sturla winning Sven Nykvist award at Gothenburg International Film Festival 2022), Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson (BEAUTIFUL BEINGS - Panorama section at Berlinale 2022) and Gunnar Vikene (WAR SAILOR - won the ASC Spotlight Award in 2023).

Thomas Vinterberg’ epic mini-series FAMILIES LIKE OURS premiered at Venice Film Festival 2024. Next up is Charlie McDowells (THE SUMMER BOOK).