THIS IS NOT AN APPLE

This Is Not an Apple tracks the lives of Palestinian siblings Reda, Yahya, and their sister Maria, living in Stovner, a suburb of Oslo notorious for gang-related activity. The brothers’ sense of safety and trust is shattered after they are seriously wounded in a stabbing, an act of betrayal by their former friends. Struggling with a mix of hurt and a yearning for revenge, they find their mother’s calls for forgiveness a tough pill to swallow.

The siblings path to recovery leads them to Líf Laga, an apple farming project in their own community. Here, under Åsmund’s guidance, they join other young locals facing their own challenges. Together, they learn more than just agriculture—they learn about resilience as they share their experiences of life’s hardships.