As he tries to rejoin his old school, he finds wave after wave of hostility as the closeknit community thwarts his attempts at rehabilitation. M any people believe that societies like sweden treat their people fairly, with a good criminal justice system and effective social reinsertion tools for those leaving prison, particularly the young. Gdynia film festival, is fervent and cold at the same time, it keeps in suspense, while remaining seemingly unemotional. When john returns home to his father after serving time in. His first feature film efterskalvthe here after 2015 received the guldbagge award for best film, best director and also best actor in a supporting role mats blomgren in. Shot on film by ida cinematographer lucasz zal, its a taut, chilly and morally complex drama following john, a teenager whos released from youth detention to his father. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. A teenager ulrik munther returns to his home in rural sweden after serving time in prison for a horrific crime, and soon realizes that the local community are disgusted by his presence. Weve seen this story before but the here after doesnt play out how you expect it to, in ways that are sometimes intriguing, sometimes faintly ridiculous. Even though he has been punished by law for serving his term of sentence, community is. The film is a coproduction between sweden, poland and france.
However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven. However, in the local community, his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven. Sweat is the swedish directors second film after his multiawarded debut the here after, nominated for the 2016 nordic council film prize. The here after is the story of 17yearold john who has just been released from jail after having served a juvenile sentence for the.
Teen pop star ulrik munther plays john, recently released from prison for an unknown crime. A few months after he arrived in poland he was brutally robbed, which had the result that he became interested in violent people. It was screened in the directors fortnight section at the 2015 cannes film festival. Yet their reticence cannot hide the fact that the arrival of john. Our agreements with the content provider dont allow purchases of this title at this time. The inhabitants of the rural swedish community in which the here after is set are not talkative.
Yet their reticence cannot hide the fact that the arrival of john, a teenager returning from an institution to his parents farm, reawakens memories of an unpleasant time. It is a hybrid of art house and thriller flick in which the backstory is fully. Johns return brings out the worst in everyone around him and a lynchmob atmosphere slowly. Munther plays john, a teen who returns to the rural school he once attended after a twoyear prison stint for the murder of his girlfriend. When john returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. The kids are not all right in the here after, a cold, controlled. He has directed a few short films, which have won him several awards around the world. The here after is a story about evil, hiding under the surface of social norms. With lizette jonjic, her new production partner at zentropa sweden, ekman also produced the svt play series hashtag. Een tiener keert na twee jaar in een jeugdinrichting terug naar zijn vader en jongere broer. With ulrik munther, mats blomgren, ellen jelinek, loa ek.
Munther plays john, a teen who returns to the rural school he once attended after a. When john returns to his fathers home after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting life afresh. Intruz the here after, a polishswedish coproduction cofinanced by the polish film institute, will screen in directors fortnight at the 68th cannes international film festival. Polish swedish film the here after combines scandinavian aesthetics and storytelling with the emotional power of much polish cinema. The lead is impressively played by ulrik munther in his first film appearance. Which is understandable, given the grisly nature of the tragic event in question.
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