Sinopsis
Fiction. Alice awaits the final verdict on custody of her two children, whom she has not seen in months. After receiving a call at midnight from her son crying, Alice runs to his side but her visit is prevented at all times. Desperation turns into action when Alice kidnaps her two children and flees to the Canary Islands.
Amanda Kernell was born in 1986 in Umeå, in the north of Sweden. She was trained as a director at the Danish National Film School and completed the 4-year directing program. Since 2006 she has made several award-winning short films as a screenwriter and director, including Northern Great Mountain, which had its world premiere at Sundance 2015 and has won awards for Best Swedish Short Film at both the Uppsala Short Film Festival and the Göteborg Film Festival. She was nominated for the Swedish Academy Award "Guldbaggen".
Cineteca Madrid. Sala Plató
Swedish Directors
Year of Production: 2020
Running Time: 94′
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish. Original version with Spanish subtitles
Director: Amanda Kernell
Cast: Ane Dahl Torp, Sverrir Gudnason, Troy Lundkvist, Tintin Poggats Sarri and Johan Bäckstörm
Producers: Lars G. Lindström and Eva Åkergren
Production Company: Nordisk Film Production
International Sales: Trust Nordisk
Main Festivals and Awards: Winner of the Guldbagge Awards for Best Direction, Best Actress and Best Cinematography. Nominated at the European Film Award, the Göteborg Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
