Sinopsis
Fiction. A surreal drama set in Sweden and outer space. The film is based on four illusory days in the life of the director, when she was 14 years old and had to go on vacation with her mother.
Filmmaker and screenwriter Maria Bäck works both in Sweden and Denmark. In 2013 she graduated as a director from Den Danske Filmskole. With her graduation film Mother is God, she won the Nordic Talents 2013. The same film has also been nominated for and won several awards at international festivals. The film revolves around conversations between Bäck and his mother, who has lived with a mental illness since Bäck's childhood. Trained in poetry, dance and photography, he has directed art documentaries and television programmes for Danish television. Her first feature film, I Remember When I Die, premiered at CPH:DOX 2015. The film received an honourable mention for the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary at the Gothenburg Film Festival 2016.
Cineteca Madrid. Sala Plató
Swedish Directors
Year of Production: 2020
Running Time: 110′
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish. Original version with Spanish subtitles
Director: Maria Bäck
Cast: Josefine Stofkoper, Josefin Neldén, Sanaz Saidi, Maria Bäck and Elisabeth Bäck
Producer: Anna-Maria Kantarius
Production Companies: Garagefilm International
International Sales: LevelK
Main Festivals and Awards: Nominated for Best Direction, Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Music awards at the Guldbagge Awards and Best Nordic Film Award at the Dragon Award
