Stockholm East ( Stockholm Östra )

Stockholm East (DVD) (*)

Out of Stock

Original Title: Stockholm Östra
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Swedish ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Simon Kaijser

Written By:
Pernilla Oljelund

Actors:
Mikael Persbrandt ..... Johan
Iben Hjejle ..... Anna
Henrik Norlén ..... Anders
Liv Mjönes ..... Kattis
Lars-Erik Berenett ..... Kattis pappa
Anki Lidén ..... Kattis mamma
Annika Hallin ..... Minnas mamma
Jimmy Lindström ..... Minnas pappa
Ulf Friberg ..... Nybliven pappa
Rebecka Englund ..... Nybliven mamma
Anna Godenius ..... Åklagare
Peter Parkrud ..... Terapeut
Zardasht Rad ..... Pappa på station
Pierre Tafvelin ..... Granne på julfesten
Chatarina Larsson ..... Barnmorska

Synopsis:

One morning in a well-to-do suburb of Stockholm, Johan (Persbrandt, "In a Better World") is out driving and his car hits Tove (Erin Nilsson Kers), the 10-year-old daughter of Anna (Danish thesp Iben Hjejle, "High Fidelity") and Anders (Henrik Norlen). The girl dies, and Johan is crippled with guilt, especially after seeing Anna's stricken face at the hospital. He's found innocent of negligence at the inquest, but still longs to make amends to Anna. A year later, Anna and Johan meet by accident at Stockholm East train station and strike up a conversation. Johan of course knows who she is, but doesn't reveal his role in Tove's death. Anna also lies about herself in a different way, pretending her daughter is still alive, which gives her some solace after a solid year of grieving and accepting sympathy from friends and family. Before long, the two are having regular clandestine meetings, raising suspicions from Anders, who's been pressuring Anna to consider having another child, and Johan's live-in girlfriend, Kattis (Liv Mjones), who's also desperate to breed.

A woman grieving for her dead child is drawn toward the man responsible in "Stockholm East," the latest in a long line of Scandi dramas that boast strong perfs, elegant tech credits and solid direction, but are ultimately let down by ridiculously implausible storylines. Auds will be required to suspend a lot of disbelief to connect, but hard-working leads Mikael Persbrandt and Iben Hjejle help put the material across, as does debutant helmer Simon Kaijser da Silva's respectable craftwork. Pic should go west, but may not travel as far as similar Nordic mellers did a few years back.

STOCKHOLM EAST is the moving and compelling love story between two strangers, bound together by a tragedy that has taken its toll on both their lives and relationships.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 July, 2012.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

Certain People (DVD)	Bitch Hug (DVD)	Someone Like Hodder (DVD)
Open Up to Me (DVD)	Big Plans (DVD)	Nynne (DVD)