SWEDEN
2015 / INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
19’ – IN SWEDISH
Synopsis
Markus is a boy in an institution for young sex offenders. There is no physical intimacy to be found there so the inmates violently grab and punch one another instead. Markus's only friend inside is the unpredictable Tobias. Markus's trial approaches and he won't be able to keep his actions secret much longer.
Trailer
DIRECTOR: Isabella Carbonell
PRODUCTION: Jörgen AndersSOUND - Kjell Åhlund
SCREENPLAY: Isabella Carbonell - Babak Najafi
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Iga Mikler
EDITING: Rasmus Ohlander
SOUND: Calle Buddee Roos
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Pia Wallin
MUSIC: Adam Hagstrand
CAST:
Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs
Markus Lindgren
Rainer Gerdes
Kristoffer Trigell
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Biography
Isabella Carbonell
Swedish nationality
Born on April 8th, 1987 in Stockholm (Sweden)
Filmography
2015 BOYS (S)
2014 MY SISTER, ALEX (S)
2012 TORNADO (S)
2010 MY FRIEND, JOSEF (S) |
PRODUCTION
DOPPELGANGER AB
Jörgen Andersson
Tel. +46 70 665 42 40
jorgen@doppelganger.se
CO-PRODUCTION
FILM I VÄST
Am Ekström
Tel. +46 73 507 93 96
ami.ekstrom@filmivast.se
PONYTAILSOUND
Calle Budde Roos
Tel. +46 72 224 59 31
calle@ponytailsound.se
DISTRIBUTION
SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE
Theo Tsappos
Tel. +46 76 779 11 33
theo.tsappos@sfi.se
SALES
THE WILD ROOM
Barthélémy Étiévant
Tel. +33 (0)643 611 909
distribution@thewildroom.org
CONTACT CANNES
Jörgen Andersson
Tel. +46 70 665 42 40
jorgen@doppelganger.se
Kjell Åhlund
Tel. +72 231 98 88
kjell@doppelganger.se
The tragical impact in Boys arises from the director’s choice to ask questions without giving the respective answers. Isabella Carbonell tackles a taboo subject by drawing the portrait of a young delinquent who has committed the irreparable. The film never shows “the facts”, but rather the idle moments outlining the main character’s and his fellows’ lives. The utmost sobriety of the direction wonderfully captures these young people’s moments of hesitation in their search for points of reference. Staggering.
By Iris Brey
