BEFFEN FIRST

A feelgood documentary from Bergen harbour. 

 

 Linda’s father lived and breathed for the small ferry, and Linda was completely unprepared for his sudden death. Suddenly, she became the sole heir to the ferry and the small shipping company. She struggled her way through the official captains training. The film follows her from 2007 when she put on her brand new captains hat. What bothers Linda the most is that Beffen is in miserable condition. Linda has some valuable helpers: Two retired captains, a very skilled craftsman and least, but not last, the director and owner of a shipping and shipbuilding company in Bergen.
Her advisers has found a ship yard in Estonia that can make this very small but important work: to build an replica of the little ferry. The new boat will again run on batteries, it will be “electric” again! The documentary is supported by Vestnorsk filmsenter, Fond for lyd og bilde, Bergen kommune and Stiftelsen Neptun.