Three Sonet films selected at A festivals
by Annika Pham
As a proof of the quality of the Swedish –and Nordic– films released domestically by Peter Possne’s company Sonet Film, three titles on its current or upcoming line-up have been selected at international A festivals.
Lisa Ohlin’s comedy Sex, Hopp & Kärlek (Sex, Hope and Love) released by Sonet in Sweden on August 5th and still playing at No10 of the local box office, will compete at the upcoming Montreal World Film Festival (August 26 – September 5).
It’s the story of Birgit (Ing-Marie Carlsson), stuck in an uneventful life with her husband Lennart (Lennart Jähkel) and their teenage daughter Marie (Mira Eklund). When Birgit’s childhood sweetheart Bertil (Krister Henriksson) turns up–now a famous TV host –she sees an opportunity to change her life, but she’s not the only one who wants and needs change.
The film is produced by Illusion Film in co-production with Film i Väst and, with support from the Swedish Film Institute.
Simon Staho’s drama Bang Bang Orangutang which Sonet will release in Sweden on October 14th has been selected in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (September 15-24). The 33-year-old Danish director is an ‘habitué’ of San Sebastian as his two previous films Wildlife and Day And Night already screened in the festival’s Zabaltegi section.
Bang Bang Orangutan, about the frailty of life and the power of love, stars Swedish top actors Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin and Tuva Novotny among others. The film was produced by Cinevita Film in Denmark in co-production with Sonet Film, Film i Väst, Viasat Broadcasting UK and Zentropa Entertainment with support from the Danish and Swedish film institutes.
Sonet Film will also release Josef Fares’s comedy drama Zozo [+see also:
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