Jacob Thomas Pilgaard's latest short film 'The Deportation of a Model Citizen' follows the story of Aida (played by Thalita Beltrâo Sørensen), a young Syrian refugee in Denmark. She is a model student and a model citizen, as presented in the film's title. Still, as it turns out, she is prone to be deported back to Syria as her foster country, Denmark, believes that her mother country is safe enough to reclaim those who fled the war. In order to do so, two police officers come to her door and offer her a ride to the airport. At first, the police officers seemed to be scary and severe, and as it looked, there was nothing they would negotiate on. But as the road to the airport got longer, their attitude changed drastically.

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From the beginning, we want to congratulate Pilgaard for yet another fantastic short film! Some notable features can only be found in his movies; every time we are lucky enough to watch his work, we have tears in our soul and eyes.

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Coming back to the movie, there are three essential aspects that we truly loved about this film. First is the script; Pilgaard is one of the greatest magicians in playing with a narrative and making it stand out. As a frame of reference, we can compare what he does with a story to what John Mayer does in music – he takes something that seems simple and mundane and makes it unforgettable. And this brings us to the second aspect – the real main character of the film. We know anyone watching this film will be tempted to say that Thalita Beltrâo Sørensen is the main character of the short, and they might be correct, but as we've seen in this film, Lasse, played by Joey Moe, is the rightful owner of the crown in this film, and we will explain why.