Solitude (Svenska: Vännerna) is a 2014 Swedish drama film directed by Beata Gårdeler, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Christian Augrell. It stars Anna Bjelkerud.[1]
| Solitude | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Beata Gårdeler |
| Written by | Christian Augrell, Beata Gårdeler |
| Produced by | Malin Idevall |
| Starring | Anna Bjelkerud
Alexander Salzberger Mats Blomgren Erik Bolin |
| Music by | Lisa Montan |
Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
Plot
editKaren, 55, lies dead in her place after some months of missing. While two investigators, Annika and Samir finds any of her relatives, the film follows the journey of Karen's corpse from police officers and social workers, to the resting place.[2]
Cast
edit- Anna Bjelkerud – Annika / Moa
- Alexander Salzberger – Samir
- Mats Blomgren – Manfred
- Robin Keller – Conny
- Eva Melander – Ewa
Background
editSolitude was produced by Malin Idevall for Bob Film Sweden AB with Sveriges Television AB as co-producer and with production support from the Swedish Film Institute. The film was photographed by Gösta Reiland and edited by Linda Jilmalm. The music was composed by Lisa Montan.[1]
The film premiered on January 25, 2014 at the Gothenburg Film Festival and was shown the same day on SVT1.[1]
Reception
editThe film was awarded the Stora novellfilmspriset in 2014.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Vännerna (2014) – SFdb" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Film om kvinnolik prisas i Göteborg". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2014-01-25. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Stora Novellfilmspriset 2014 tilldelas Vännerna av Beata Gårdeler". Svenska Filminstitutet (in Swedish). 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2024-09-16.