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Alice is together with Johannes but she doesn't have enough space to be herself. On a night out with friends, she steals a strap-on and challenges her boyfriend's thoughts about girls. Everyone thinks Alice goes too far but she doesn’t give in to group pressure. Johannes gets curious about Alice's new side and together they discover something new about themselves.
Aug 2018
Aicha, a Tunisian mother gifted with prophetic dreams, lives in the isolated north of Tunisia with her husband Brahim and young son Adam. The family lives in anguish after the departure of the eldest sons Mehdi and Amine to the violent embrace of war. Months later, Mehdi unexpectedly returns home with a pregnant wife in tow. Mehdi's arrival triggers old wounds and a darkness that threatens to consume the entire village.
Nov 2024
On a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, a Swedish teenager falls in love with a young member of the crew.
Aug 2024
Oskar is on the night train heading home after an interview in Stockholm. With a long night ahead of him, he makes eye contact with Ahmad. For the first time, he meets the gaze of someone who feels the same desire as he does.
Sep 2020
Rosanna’s existence as a teenage mother in the countryside is lonely and hopeless. When her friends show up one summer evening, the boundaries between teenage life and motherhood become blurred. A film about wanting to stay young when you should grow up, being split between your child’s and your own needs.
Mar 2022
After a phone call Milo faces an overwhelming change. A new medicine has been approved that may cure his partner Adrian, who has been kept frozen in a container for 43 years. Sensitive and precise depiction of unexpected consequences of future technological innovations.
Jan 2021
In a bed at night, a girl wants to tell her boyfriend that she loves him. But she wants him to say it first. She tries to get him to do it but he can’t, and suddenly their entire relationship is at stake.
Mar 2020
15-year-old Räkan (‘Shrimp’) is sitting at home gaming when he is reluctantly dragged along to a party. Once there, he feels uncomfortable and it is clear that he doesn’t fit in. At last, he has had enough and does something drastic. Spot-on youth drama about friendship, norms, and big feelings.
Jan 2022