Filmmakers: Malla Grapengiesser, Per Bifrost, Alexander Rynéus
Country: Sweden
Runtime: 86′
Year: 2018
At the beginning of time, giants created the mountains and deep forests that surround the small town of Ydre. It’s now one of Sweden’s smallest municipality, and has a population of just a few thousand, which is carefully looked after by the friendly and idealistic mayor. He is ready with gifts and big smiles every time a child is born and he can note that Ydre has a new inhabitant. In the meantime, youths and elderly people are working and living their lives. It’s a cinematic film about responsibility, love for the community and sense of belonging told with an anchored humor about ordinary enlightened moments of everyday on-going life. Creation myths, fables and everyday realism are mixed with understated comedy in an atmospheric and moving film.
Producer: Malla Grapengiesser
Executive producers: Aleksandar Govedarica, Greg Rubidge
Cinematographer: Alexander Rynéus, Per Bifrost
Editor: Mervi Junkkonen
Sounddesign & Mix: Christian Christensen
CPH:DOX
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Magnificent Seven
Atlantida Film Fest
“Message to Man” International Film Festival
Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
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this human world Vienna