THE YARD
by Måns Månsson
synopsis
Anders, a single father and poet, loses his job as a critic when he writes a review of a book that doesn’t exist. With no education, he ends up at the Yard, a transshipment hub for car imports, where he must face the suspicions of his co-workers and the regulations of the Swedish management. An unexpected friendship with a colleague triggers a rift between Anders and his teenage son.Personal morals are pitted against the demands of fatherhood in a conflict that is ultimately resolved by a lie.
international title: | The Yard |
original title: | Yarden |
country: | Sweden |
sales agent: | The Yellow Affair |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Måns Månsson |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | SE 29/01/2016, de 19/04/2018 |
screenplay: | Kristian Lundberg, Sara Nameth |
cast: | Dennis Axnér, Anders Mossling, Robert Bengtsson, Axel Roos, Alexandra Zetterberg |
cinematography by: | Ita Zbroniec-Zajt |
film editing: | Georges Cragg |
costumes designer: | Cecilia Björck |
producer: | Gunnar Carlsson, Erik Magnusson, Charlotte Most, Martin Persson |
co-producer: | Lena Hansson, Matthias Krause |
production: | Lucky Bird Pictures GmbH, Anagram Film (SE) |
distributor: | Kulturprojektor - Agentur & Verleih, Tri Art Film (SE) |