Monky

One day, Frank (11) finds a real live monkey in his family’s backyard. The monkey‘s name is Monky and her arrival is the beginning of a fun and exciting adventure for the entire family. However, it does not take long before the family realize that she is no ordinary monkey, and it was no coincidence that she showed up in their backyard. Who is Monky? Where does she come from? Will they be able to keep her a secret in the village? A thrilling journey leads the family from Sweden to the deepest jungles of Thailand in search of answers.

She grew up in Täby, north of Stockholm, she has become very much associated with her current site of residence, the province of Dalarna and the city of Falun. It all started when she released her 2004 breakthrough Dalecarlians (Masjävlar), ​​ winning Guldbagge awards for both her script writing and for the best film of the year, as well as being nominated for the best directing. It was a huge critical and popular success. In 2007 she directed Nina Frisk and Fishy in 2008. These films are regarded as a trilogy, all three focusing on a woman leading a single life. Later on, in 2014 she directed the feature film Hallâhallâ. The film won audience awards at both the Lübeck and the Hamburg film festival in 2014. Her sixth film Monky (2017), was nominated at the Guldbagge awards for best visual effects in 2018.

Programmed in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden

Chinese and Swedish directors

Year of Production: 2017

Running Time: 86’

Countries: Sweden

Language: Swedish. Dubbed in Spanish

Director: Maria Blom

Cast: Julius Jimenez Hugoson, Sofia Bach, Ing-Marie Carlsson, Eric Ericson, Arman Fanni, Sofie Gällerspång, Eddie Hallgren, Frida Hallgren, Bianca Kronlöf, Matilda Forss Lindström, Shebly Niavarani, Johan Petersson, Tove Wiréen, Tomas Åhnstrand

Producer: Patrick Ryborn

Production Companies: Unlimited Stories

Direction of photography: Ari Willey

Selected at Annecy, SEMINCI and the Children's International Film Festival