Religion plays a prominent
role in the film, Lykke-Per, or A
Fortunate Man (2018). On the surface, Peter Sidenius, a young engineer,
must navigate around an old, entrenched government bureaucrat to secure
approval for his ambitious renewable-energy project. The two men clash, which
reflects more general tension that exists everywhere between progressives and
conservatives regarding economic, social, religious, and political change. Although
pride may be the ruin of Peter and his project, the role played by religion is
much greater than pride manifesting as arrogance, if indeed it is arrogant to
stand up to abuse of power, whether by a government bureaucrat or one’s own
father.
The full essay is at "A Fortunate Man."
