Low Expectations + Q&A

At the height of her music career, Maja falls apart and has to step away from her ambitions. Depressed and broke, she moves back home with her mother and works part-time at a local high school. Far from the spotlight, wrapped in everyday kindness, she slowly finds her way back to life. The first feature film of Cannes-debuted director Eivind Landsvik draws from the lived experience of its main cast, Marie Ulven (girl in red), showcasing with a unique sensitivity the mental health consequences of the creative industries and the everyday journey of healing those wounds.

Q&A with director Eivind Landsvik after the screening.

Cannes Film Festival 2026 – Directors' Fortnight

Eivind Landsvik is a Norwegian writer and director whose first feature film, Low Expectations, premiered at one of Cannes' featured selections, the Director's Fortnight. He began his career creating music videos, after which he turned his signature sensitive eye to the narrative form. His short films reflect this perspective, such as Tits (2023), which also premiered at Cannes, and Sofia, Last Summer (2021), which won the Norwegian Critics' Award.

Tits (2023) - short film

Original title: Lave forventninger
Director: Eivind Landsvik
Cast: Marie Ulven, Tone Mostraum, Embla Berntsen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Snorre Kind Monsson
Cinematography: Andreas Bjørseth
Screenwriter: Eivind Landsvik
Producer: Lotte Sandbu, Synnøve Hørsdal
Editor: Patrick Larsgaard
Music: Frederikke Hoffmeier, Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg
Hungarian Distributor: Budapest Film
Colour: colour
Run Time: 105 mins