Sick of Myself (Norwegian: Syk pike, lit. 'Sick girl') is a 2022 absurdist black comedy film written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. It stars Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther, Fanny Vaager, Henrik Mestad, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen, Sarah Francesca Brænne and Anders Danielsen Lie.
The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 22 May. It was theatrically released in Norway on 9 September by Scandinavian Film Distribution.
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Plot
Signe and Thomas are a couple living together in Oslo, where Signe works as a barista while Thomas is an artist who specializes in “sculptures” made out of stolen furniture. Signe is jealous of the increased attention that Thomas has been receiving, and attempts to plot ways to divert it from him, including attempting to get a dog to attack her after witnessing a similar situation at her workplace. When Thomas lands a major exhibition of his work, Signe upstages his speech at a dinner celebrating its opening by faking a severe allergic reaction.
Signe comes across a news article about a Russian anti-anxiety medication called Lidexol, which has been recalled after reports that it has induced severe skin disease in those who have taken it. After purchasing a large quantity of it from Stian, her drug dealer friend, she begins to take it regularly. When symptoms of skin disease begin to present themselves, Signe visits a doctor under Thomas' encouragement, but refuses to allow him to perform any checks. That same day, Thomas is interviewed by a major magazine, leaving him unable to collect Signe from the hospital. Feeling Thomas is not showing her enough attention, Signe deliberately overdoses on Lidexol and is hospitalised, with Thomas spending more time caring for her as a result.
