Short film in Critics’ Week
by Annika Pham
Sweden will be represented in Cannes this year by Lisa Munthe’s short film Parasite selected at the Critics’ Week. The story co-written by the director and Jens Jonsson, focuses on Niklas, a truck driver in a small firm, desperately looking for the woman of his life. The day his company goes bust, Niklas’ life is transformed. Something happens inside of him. He doesn’t recognize himself neither the people around him.
The director and the producer Helen Ahlsson won a Guldbagge (Swedish Oscar) award for Best documentary film at this year’s award ceremony. Parasite was produced by Migma Film AB with support from Film i Väst, Filmpool Nord AB and Storuman municipality. It was already selected at the last Short film competition organized by the Swedish Film Institute and Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
Another Swedish talent, Marie Nyrerörds will screen her three documentaries about Ingmar Bergman as part of the Cannes Classic sidebar.
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