SWEDEN

2009 / WORLD PREMIERE
17’30’’/ IN COLOR / 35mm
IN SWEDISH

Synopsis
Middle-aged couple Rolf and Eva live in a passionless relationship. They wear and tear at each other and Eva begins to feel sexually frustrated. One night she tries to seduce Rolf. He dismisses her but then something happens that will change their relationship forever.

Director: Patrik Eklund
Screenplay: Patrik Eklund
Image: David Grehn
Sound: Cinepost
Editing: Patrik Eklund
Production Design: Anna PaulSound
Music: Anders LennartsSound – Jesper Hörberg

Cast:
Jacob NordenSound
Anki LarsSound
Daniel Rudstedt
Camilla LarsSound
Svante Grundberg

Biography Patrik Eklund He’s born in 1978 in the northern parts of Sweden and made his directorial debut in 2003 with the awarded film One Christmas Morning. Have since written and directed the award winning short films Situation Frank, that participated in Semaine de la Critique in Cannes 2007, and Instead of Abracadabra that participated at Sundance in 2009 and was nominated for a Guldbagge (The Swedish academy award). He is currently developing his first feature length film. Filmography 2003  One Christmas Morning (short) 2007  Situation Frank (short) 2008   Instead of Abracadabra (short) 2009  Slitage (short)

production
presse
international sales
DIRECTORN & FABRIKORN
Mathias Fjellström
Tel. 46 70 998 65 23  
Mathias@tompta.com

coproduction
FILMPOOL NORD – Sirel Peensaar-Miell
SVERIGES TELEVISION – Caisa Westling
FILM I VÄSTERBOTTEN - Fredric LarsSound
SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE – Anne-Marie Söhrman Fermelin

distribution
SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE
Andreas Fock
Tel. 46 8 665 11 36
andreas.fock@sfi.se

Cannes contact
DIRECTORN & FABRIKORN
Mathias Fjellström
Tel. 46 70 998 65 23  
mathias@tompta.com

SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE
Andreas Fock
Mob. 46 70 519 59 66
andreas.fock@sfi.se

Awards
Grand Awards Canal+ (Semaine de la Critique) 2009
Grand Awards – Festival Européen du Court Métrage de Brest 2009

 

Festivals
London Film Festival
Festival du film deVendôme