Directed by:
Anna OdellScreenplay:
Anna OdellCinematography:
Daniel TakácsCast:
Mikael Persbrandt, Anna Odell, Jens Albinus, Trine Dyrholm, Josephine Bauer, Sofie Gråbøl, Peter Engman, Peter Kanerva, Thure Lindhardt, Per Ragnar (more)Plots(1)
Like in her previous film, The Reunion (2013), artist, filmmaker and actress Anna Odell has opted to once again focus on herself for this exploration of the self and the other, of boundaries and (gender) identity. Who are we in our own eyes, in those of our lovers and, above all, those of strangers? Alongside actor Mikael Persbrandt, Odell invited six other renowned Scandinavian actors to play both their alter egos. Scriptless, they are free to discover how they interrelate, which mainly causes confusion. What and who is real? There is hard work underway on a mysterious art film in various purpose-built spaces with producers, crew and agents beavering away in the background. This leads to erotic, intimate, slow and comedic scenes. The ostensible lack of vision, inappropriate behaviour and mutual frictions make the rehearsals increasingly difficult: or was that precisely the point? (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Mikael Persbrandt
Sweden
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
In a Better World (2010)
Anna Odell
Sweden
Best movies:
The Reunion (2013)
X & Y (2018)
Jens Albinus
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
The Idiots (1998)
Trine Dyrholm
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Troubled Water (2008)
Josephine Bauer
Sweden
Best movies:
Beloved (2010)
Huss (2021) (series)
The Perfect Patient (2019)
Sofie Gråbøl
Denmark
Best movies:
The Day Will Come (2016)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Aftermath (2004)
Peter Engman
Sweden
Best movies:
Beyond Enemy Lines (2004)
When Darkness Falls (2006)
Behind Blue Skies (2010)
Peter Kanerva
Finland
Best movies:
A Patriotic Man (2013)
Beyond Enemy Lines (2004)
The Dissidents (2017)
Thure Lindhardt
Denmark
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
Per Ragnar
Sweden
Best movies:
Let the Right One In (2008)
The Last Contract (1998)
Beck (1997) (series)
Shanti Roney
Sweden
Best movies:
Together (2000)
Oldboys (2009)
Arne Dahl: Europa Blues (2012) (TV movie)
Emmeli Johansson Stjärnfeldt
Best movies:
Hotell (2013)
Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise (2011) (TV movie)
X & Y (2018)
Ville Virtanen
Finland
Best movies:
Promise (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Christmas Story (2007)
Vera Vitali
Sweden
Best movies:
Brimstone (2016)
Arne Dahl: Europa Blues (2012) (TV movie)
Arne Dahl: De största vatten (2012) (TV movie)
Anders Axelsson
Best movies:
X & Y (2018)
Jan Abramson
Best movies:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
X & Y (2018)