Elin and Agnes are a pair of teenage girls trapped in the small town of Amal, an isolated place where nothing ever happens. Elin is teased for being an outsider, but she doesn't realize that Agnes has a crush on her. After an accidental kiss, the two girls must learn about themselves and their identities. A story about growing up in a confusing world, this movie became the highest-grossing movie of all time in Sweden.
Directed by
Lukas Moodysson
Written by
Lukas Moodysson
Starring
Alexandra Dahlström (Elin Olsson); Rebecka Liljeberg (Agnes Ahlberg (as Rebecca Liljeberg)); Erica Carlson (Jessica Olsson); Mathias Rust (Johan Hulth); Stefan Hörberg (Markus); Josefine Nyberg (Viktoria (as Josefin Nyberg)); Ralph Carlsson (Agnes' Father Olof); Maria Hedborg (Agnes' Mother Karin); Axel Widegren (Agnes' Little Brother Oskar); Jill Ung (Elin's Mother Birgitta); Lisa Skagerstam (Camilla); Lina Svantesson (Malin); Johanna Larsson (Sara); Elinor Johansson (Jenny); Jessica Melkersson (Sabina). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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