Don Juan Doc A four-sided love triangle, spiced with autism, neuroses and life crises in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. The 22-year-old autistic young man Oleg is seeking approval and love. He is surrounded by many who want to help him, but no-one succeeds. Suddenly help comes from an unexpected direction.
GINESTRA FILM AB
Original title Don Juan Director/Screenwriter Jerzy Sladkowski Produced by Ginestra Film AB/ Antonio Russo Merenda, Ulla Simonen, with support from the Swedish Film Institute/Cecilia Lidin Duration 92 min National release Autumn, 2016 Sales CAT & Docs Jerzy Sladkowski was born in Poland in 1945. He immigrated to Sweden in 1983. Since then he has worked as a freelance director and producer making over 40 documentaries. Recipient of numerous prizes including the European Film Award for Vendetta (1996), the IDA Award for Swedish Tango (Tango, gräl och ledbesvär, 1999), the Golden Dove for Vodka Factory (Vodkafabriken, 2011) and the IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary for Don Juan in 2015.
Drifters When street pusher Minna can’t pay her rent she cheats a few young criminals on a drug deal and takes the money. She happens to meet Katja, mother of a child who has been taken by the social authorities. Minna goes with Katja to an illegal residence outside of town, where a group of individuals have joined together to determine their own living conditions. Drifters is a social political drama thriller about the dealer Minna’s struggle to survive in a society lacking solidarity and responsibility.
NADJA HALLSTRÖM
Original title Tjuvheder Director/Screenwriter Peter Grönlund Principal cast Malin Levanon, Lo Kauppi Produced by B-Reel Films/Frida Bargo, Mattias Nohrborg, with support from the Swedish Film Institute/Baker Karim Duration 92 min National release October 16, 2015 Sales The Match Factory Peter Grönlund was born in 1977 and lives in Stockholm. From 2004 to 2006 he went to Stockholm Film School, where he made three shorts, and since then he has been active as a social worker. He has also written and directed five other shorts. The latest one, The Clearing (Gläntan, 2011), was nominated for a Guldbagge award. Drifters won five Guldbagge awards in January 2016.
Eternal Summer Isak and Em meet for the first time on a summer night in Stockholm. BAM! They leave everything behind to embark on a road trip through the breathtaking landscape of Northern Sweden. But what starts off as a carefree adventure soon turns into a panic fueled chase. Eternal Summer is a road movie about finding that someone to be your universe - and what you’re willing to do for that someone.
ANDREAS ÖHMAN
Original title Odödliga Director/Screenwriter Andreas Öhman Principal cast Madeleine Martin, Filip Berg, Torkel Pettersson, Fanny Ketter, Lea Stojanov, Hedda Stiernstedt, Mats Qviström, Mina Azarian Produced by Naïve AB/Bonnie Skoog, Johannes Hobohm Duration 106 min National release August 21, 2015 Sales TBA Andreas Öhman made his feature directorial debut in 2010 with Simple Simon which was shortlisted for the Academy Awards and a huge success. Andreas has also directed the features Bitch Hug (2012) and Remake (2014). He runs the company NAIVE and is currently developing an American remake of Simple Simon with Breaking Bad producer Mark Johnson.
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