This is a unique biography, different from the “usual” films about the lives and work of artists. In this case, the subject is Edvard Munch, the great artist whose work “The Scream” is renowned for its universal depiction of fear and loneliness. Munch’s greatness was misunderstood by his contemporaries and the art establishment of his time. He was haunted by guilt and grief over the death of his younger sister, suffered from addiction, and was even considered insane.

Four different actors (including a woman) portray Munch during four periods in his life, and not in chronological order: These include his time in Berlin where his art is rejected; his final days under Nazi occupation; his youth and first loves; and his alcohol addiction and psychological crises. Each part is written by a different screenwriter and depicts part of Munch’s multifaceted personality: outsider, free and sexual, fed up and tired, and genius.