As I Fall

Joachim is an attractive 29 years old guy, but his charismatic smile veils the daily battle he fights within himself as he struggles to manage a heroin addiction. He hates the drug and the control it has over him, but it removes his pain, his loneliness. After years locked in a cycle of abuse, Joachim is on the verge of a breakdown. Then he gets an unexpected phone call from his ex-girlfriend, Maria. She's been arrested and is worried about their 8-year old son, Lukas. However, Joachim hasn't seen Lukas since he was born. This heartbreaking Norwegian drama takes you along the jagged edges of the complex relationship between a father and a son as they cling to one another in the darkest days of their lives.