Lukas Moodysson
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
A joyous and sharply observant portrait of the rebellious spirit of youth. Despite having no instruments—or discernible musical talent—three young misfit girls growing up in early '80s Stockholm put all their energy into forming a punk band. Official Selection at the **Venice Film Festival** and **Toronto International Film Festival**.
2) Together
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2000.
Description
Goran runs a Stockholm commune in the 1970s. The easygoing Goran does his best to keep the peace between the politically contentious people around him, many of whom are drunk or stoned on a regular basis. When Goran's sister Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) flees from her abusive husband, her arrival at the commune significantly changes its dynamics. Elisabeth's two children bring change, agitating for TV and meat and driving away the commune's purists as...
3) Lilya 4-ever
Publisher
Arrow Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute, and later meets Andrei. He offers her a good job in Sweden, but when Lilja arrives her life quickly enters a downward spiral.
4) Mammoth
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Leo (Gael García Bernal) is the creator of a booming website, and has stumbled into a world of money and big decisions. Ellen (Michelle Williams) is an emergency surgeon who devotes her long shifts to saving lives. Their 8-year old daughter Jackie spends most of her time with her nanny Gloria, a situation that is making Ellen start to question her priorities. When Leo travels to Thailand on business, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that...
Author
Description
We Are the Best! is a story of three young misfit girls growing up in the early '80s Stockholm. Pixieish, mohawk-sporting Klara and her best friend Bobo are 13-year-old rebels looking for a cause. Despite having no instruments-or discernible musical talent-the two put all their energy into forming an all-girl punk band, recruiting their shy, classical guitar-playing schoolmate Hedwig as a third wheel. With tender affection for its young characters,...