只有奋斗的人生才是完整的人生。"——尼古拉斯·D·沃尔夫伍德，《海贼王》SetinÅlesund,AHumanPositionisaslow-pacedfilmthatunfoldsinsuccessivetableaux,toformacompletepictureofthesubtlechangesandeventsthatmakeupone'slife.Itexploresthepersistenceofmemoryandtrauma,thedefinitionofone'smoralvalues,andthepossibilityofjoy. AstaisajournalistinÅlesundwhoseemsplungedinamelancholicstate,forareasonwediscoverbitbybit.Hersupportivegirlfriendrefurbishesdesignchairsandplaysthekeyboard,whiletheirkittenwandersaroundthehouse.Oneday,Astareadsastoryinanewspaperaboutanasylum-seekerwhoisbeingforcefullyevictedfromNorwayafterhavinglivedandworkedadecadeinthecountry.Gradually,Astabecomesmoreinvolvedinlearningaboutthecase,andshehastofindherposition-bothinherworkandinherpersonallife. Thisbeautifully-craftedfilm,bathedinsoftcolours,isameticulousobservationofAsta'slifeafteranunnamedtrauma,andasexternaleventsinvitehertoreconsiderherownrelationshiptoreality.Onenewspaperarticleshereadsisentitled,Confrontingoursocialconscience,whichisoneofthetopicsofAHumanPosition.It'salsoalow-keylovestory,withitsroutinesandups-and-downs,whichfeelsveryreal.