19-25 January
2026
Rosanna's life as a teenage mother in the Northern Swedish countryside can be draining and lonely. When her friends show up one summer evening, the boundaries between her own longings as a teenager and the obligations that follow motherhood become blurred. A film about wanting to stay young while needing to grow up.
André Vaara is a writer/director born in Lapland, Sweden. His filmmaking often explores personal origins and experiences with identity, gender, and power. His portrayal of an unconventional friendship between two young men in a conservative Swedish town, I Want to See Gellivare Burn, has been screened and awarded at several festivals.
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Fokus 2 (Bonordsalen)
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Fokus 4
Part of: | FFN - Shorts 2 |
Original title: | Älskling |
Director: | André Vaara |
Country: | Sweden |
Year: | 2022 |
Run time: | 12m |
Dialogue: | Swedish |
Producer: | Tintin Scheynius |