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The Conference

directed by Patrik Eklund, 2023

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Ali Abbasi, {2018} Gräns (Border)

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THE CONFERENCE (2023) Dark comedy slasher horror coming soon to Netflix - trailer

The Conference is a 2023 Swedish dark comedy slasher horror film about an office team-building exercise that becomes a living nightmare when a masked killer begins stalking and picking off the participants one by one. Directed by Patrik Eklund from a screenplay co-written with Thomas Moldestad, based on Mats Strandberg’s book of the same name. Produced by Ina Sohlberg. Executive produced by Tim…

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Tiny Review: Trouble 2024. Funny Swedish Misadventure.

I like this movie. It’s funny. There’s enough twists and turns and “I wonder how this is all going to end”.

Trouble is a 2024 Swedish crime comedy, directed by Jon Holmberg. It stars Filip Berg and Amy Deasismont, with Eva Melander and Måns Nathanaelson.

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Codename: Annika

Codename: Annika (Serie 2023) #ArdalanEsmaili #EvaMelander #HelenaBergström #PekkaStrang #ClarisseLhoniBotte #CharlesMartins Mehr auf:

SerieJahr: 2023- (September) Genre: Krimi / Drama Hauptrollen: Ardalan Esmaili, Eva Melander, Helena Bergström, Pekka Strang, Clarisse Lhoni-Botte, Charles Martins … Serienbeschreibung: Die Geschichte dreht sich um die finnische Kunstfälschungs-ermittlerin Emma, die undercover in ein Auktionshaus in Stockholm eingeschleust wird, um die Verbindungen dieses Unternehmens zu einem berüchtigten…

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BORDER [Gräns] Ali Abbasi Sweden, 2018

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Border [Gräns] (2018)

There is beauty in finding a space where you belong, where you can express yourself in the most authentic way, even if it doesn’t conform with what the mainstream would deem “normal,” for lack of a better term. As we come to know Tina—which in time is revealed to be the deadname for the troll Reva—the story begins to show its hand. This is a classic coming out story of self-acceptance after a life of denial which was aided and abetted by an apathetic, alternately passively and actively oppressive society. Reva appears different from others, perceives the world differently. In some ways that distinguishes her from others, such as her unique relationship to nature and wildlife, which makes for the only positive moments in her life for the first half of the film. She is uniquely unsuited for domesticity, even if she’s trying to convince herself that she’s not a square peg in a round hole: even pets like dogs can sense something is different. Her ability to sense human guilt or shame is useful, whether working as a customs agent or serving as attaché in a police investigation of a child trafficking ring. But by and large people abhor her. A chance for discovery comes in the form of someone similar to her, the traveler Vore who is much more comfortable with the skin he lives in. Cue the usual steps: initial rebuffs, a fraught moment that pushes the pair together, okay they’re kissing now, trolls kiss like middle schoolers giving it their first shot, oh they’re getting more passionate okay ohMYGOD THEY REALLY ARE GOING ALL OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING It’s wonderful to see a film which goes for something so outside of classic portrayal of love and really leans into it, but holy cow do I have some images seared into my retinas after that. The film normalizes all of this, shoots these sequences with all of the usual tropes and headiness of cis-het romance scenes, while letting this pair explore their love without judgment.

Where things fall apart to a degree for me is in the inexplicable twists and turns of the perhaps not even really necessary crime B-story. Reva and Vore have differing views on humanity. Newly learning of her true heritage, Reva is still bound to the human world. Vore, however, is angry at humanity for all of the atrocities they’ve committed against the planet and his people. But when the film suddenly decides to reveal his role in the criminal enterprises Reva has assisted in bringing to justice feels sloppy and baffling. It’s one thing to portray a character with a wholly different sense of morality, but here it just feels slapdash. Cracks begin to show in the structure of that entire substory. Some hand-waving is fine in an allegorical story like this as far as I’m concerned; as long as the intent is clear, that’s what really matters. But here, how does the Swedish justice system even work such that breaking into a home to obtain evidence can somehow count and therefore advance the plot? It reeks of convenience. Later, after Vore’s involvement comes to light, he becomes more of a chaotic anarchist figure with whom Reva must reckon. He’s always been unapologetically himself, but it’s hard to sympathize with a radical activist type of figure when they’re kidnapping fucking babies. What even happens to the neighbors’ baby? Fuck them, I guess? Oh yeah, now here’s a random baby you have to care for, Reva. Vore seems more and more like a real stand-up troll.

THE RULES

SIP

Reva/Tina interacts with wildlife.

Someone is apprehended due to sus scents.

Bug snacks.

BIG DRINK

Swimming time.

Reva/Tina's scar is mentioned.

LIVER TRANSPLANT WAITLIST MODE

Sip any time a troll does that Flehman Response upper lip thing while smelling.

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Border (2018)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_(2018_Swedish_film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5501104 https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=79508 WATCH ON :https://www.amazon.com/Border-Eva-Melander/dp/B07NRKQQ4M/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=movie%3A+%22Border%22+by+%22Ali+Abbasi%22&qid=1674906510&sr=8-4 WATCH ON…

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The Conference | Official trailer | Netflix

Dir: Patrik Eklund Star: Katia Winter / Eva Melander / Lola Zackow

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Read Your World 2025 Part 2

I was also gifted A Two-Place Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen! This was a publication by Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books (leeandlow.com). Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. in elementary school with her family.

Bom is experiencing a longing for the home and family she knew in Vietnam all while the memories and language seem to be slipping from her mind. She's baffled by her younger sister's nonchalance about not remembering their life in Vietnam. In an effort to remind both her sister and herself, she begins recording her memories and feelings on paper using her dad's typewriter.

This is a beautiful novel in verse. Nguyen does a brilliant job of capturing Bom's fears of forgetting the home she's left behind. I also loved the inclusion of Vietnamese words and the family tree included in the beginning. I'm elated to add this book to our library collection! Read Your World 2025 (1/30/25) is in its 13th year! Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen founded this non-profit children’s literacy initiative; they are two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural diverse books and authors on the market while also working to get those books into the hands of young readers and educators.

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Trouble (2024, Sweden)

Starring: Filip Berg, Amy Deasismont, Eva Melander, Mans Nathanaelson

Director: Jon Holmberg

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Vargasommar - premiär

Regissör: Jesper Ganslandt Manus: Oskar Söderlund Producent Production Company: Nordic Drama Queens Medverkande: Eva Melander, Eliot Sumner, Henrik Dorsin, Amed Bozan, Nora Bredefeldt, Hannes Fohlin, Albin Grenholm, Olle Sarri Land Sverige Genre Drama Thriller Crime Status: World Premiere Säljbolag International distribution: Fifth Season Distributör TV4 Orginaltitel:…

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Trouble (2024) Movie Review

Trouble – Movie Review Director: Jon Holmberg Writer: Jon Holmberg, Tapio Leopold (Screenplay) Cast Filip Berg (A Man Called Ove) Eva Melander (The Conference) Amy Deasismont Dejan Cukic Shirin Golchin (Top Dog) Plot: Conny, a divorced salesman, gets wrongfully imprisoned for murder. There, he meets criminals who mistake him for a pilot like his ex-wife’s new boyfriend. Chaos ensues as…

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Konferensen (2023)

Konferensen (2023) #PatrikEklund #KatiaWinter #AdamLundgren #EvaMelander #BaharPars #AmedBozan Mehr auf:

The ConferenceJahr: 2023 (Oktober) Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller Regie: Patrik Eklund Hauptrollen: Katia Winter, Adam Lundgren, Eva Melander, Bahar Pars, Amed Bozan, Maria Sid, Christoffer Nordenrot, Claes Hartelius, Cecilia Nilsson, Lola Zackow, Marie Agerhäll, Jimmy Lindström, Martin Lagos … Filmbeschreibung: In einem hübsch am See gelegenen Tagungshotel kommen die Mitarbeiter einer…