Sinopsis
Nilo is a feminist writer, whose calm life with her husband and daughter Laura in Stockholm is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of her wayward sister, Maya, who decides to run off with Nilo’s 13-year-old daughter and her Volvo car. Nilo reluctantly tags along on a journey to Portugal where the sisters’ complicated mother, Irma, recently diagnosed with cancer, lives with Maya’s son, who she might finally take responsibility for.
Director and editor living in Stockholm. Her short film Baby (2016) was nominated for the Swedish Academy Award (Guldbagge 2017) and won the award for best short at the Uppsala IFF. She is also known for Audition (2015), nominated for the Guldbagge Award in 2016 and premiered in the United States at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Maya Nilo (Laura) is her debut feature.
Cine Estudio. Círculo de Bellas Artes
International Competition
Year of production: 2022
Duration: 1h 42 m
Country: Finland, Belgium and Sweden
Language: Swedish, English, French, Portuguese and Persian
Director: Lovisa Sirén
Cinematographer: Lisabi Fridell
Cast: Bahar Pars, Fredrick Lycke, Matteo Lima Alves, Nadja Rosenberg, Susan Taslimi, Zhala and Zhala Rifat Pehrsson
Production: Siri Hjorton Wagner / [sic] Film, Julia Gebauer / Way Creative
Production companies: Tuffi Films and Umedia
International Sales: Totem Films
2022 Göteborg Film Festiva, BFI London Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy (L&A)
Premiere in Spain
