SetinÅlesund,AHumanPositionisaslow-pacedfilmthatunfoldsinsuccessivetableaux,toformacompletepictureofthesubtlechangesandeventsthatmakeupone'slife.Itexploresthepersistenceofmemoryandtrauma,thedefinitionofone'smoralvalues,andthepossibilityofjoy.
　　AstaisajournalistinÅlesundwhoseemsplungedinamelancholicstate,forareasonwediscoverbitbybit.Hersupportivegirlfriendrefurbishesdesignchairsandplaysthekeyboard,whiletheirkittenwandersaroundthehouse.Oneday,Astareadsastoryinanewspaperaboutanasylum-seekerwhoisbeingforcefullyevictedfromNorwayafterhavinglivedandworkedadecadeinthecountry.Gradually,Astabecomesmoreinvolvedinlearningaboutthecase,andshehastofindherposition-bothinherworkandinherpersonallife.
　　Thisbeautifully-craftedfilm,bathedinsoftcolours,isameticulousobservationofAsta'slifeafteranunnamedtrauma,andasexternaleventsinvitehertoreconsiderherownrelationshiptoreality.Onenewspaperarticleshereadsisentitled,"Confrontingoursocialconscience",whichisoneofthetopicsofAHumanPosition.It'salsoalow-keylovestory,withitsroutinesandups-and-downs,whichfeelsveryreal.