Nobody Owns Me

2013 Swedish film
  • Mikael Persbrandt
  • Tanja Lorentzon
  • Sten Ljunggren
Production
company
Filmlance International AB
Distributed byAB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)
CountrySwedenLanguageSwedish

Nobody Owns Me (Swedish: Mig äger ingen) is a 2013 Swedish drama film directed by Kjell-Åke Andersson. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Åsa Linderborg, and stars Mikael Persbrandt, Tanja Lorentzon och Sten Ljunggren.[1] Mikael Persbrandt was nominated and won in the category Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 49th Guldbagge Awards.[2]

Plot

The film depicts a lone father's (Mikael Persbrandt) relationship with his daughter after his wife (Tanja Lorentzon) leaves him. It is a story about alcoholism, child vulnerability, but also about love, betrayal and left-wing politics in 1970s Sweden.[1]

Cast

  • Mikael Persbrandt as Hasse
  • Tanja Lorentzon as Katja
  • Ida Engvoll as Lisa, 25 years old
  • Saga Samuelsson as Lisa, 11 years old
  • Ping Mon Wallén as Lisa, 8 years old
  • Sten Ljunggren as paternal Grandfather
  • Barbro Oborg as paternal Grandmother
  • Magnus Roosmann as Lennart
  • Peter Carlberg as Roffe
  • Anna Blomberg as Roffe's wife
  • Linn Skåber as Sonja
  • Anna Wallander as Görel
  • Marie Delleskog as Teacher
  • Eva Millberg as maternal Grandmother
  • Nils Moritz as Julle
  • Fernando Concha as Uncle Guido
  • Kim Lantz as Man at the yard
  • Roger Siik as Colleague at the steelworks

Production

The film was shot between September 17 and November 12, 2012 in Trollhättan, Göteborg, Piteå and Luleå, from a script by Pia Gradvall. It was produced by Francy Suntinger, the company Filmlance International AB, and premiered on November 8, 2013.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mig äger ingen" (in Swedish). Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Guldbaggen 2014 - alla vinnarna" (in Swedish). Svenska filminstitutet. Retrieved January 21, 2014.

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