Swedish Autumn Films: Veronica Maggio's Debut and Dementia Horror

Veronica Maggio's feature film debut, dementia horror and documentary bonanza. It is part of the offerings at the cinemas in the autumn.

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Swedish Autumn Films: Veronica Maggio's Debut and Dementia Horror
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Here are some of the highlights of the film autumn:

: Director Maria Eriksson-Hecht from TV series such as "Tunna blå linjen” and ”Thunder in my heart” makes her feature film debut with this dark youth film about two brothers with an abusive father who have to take care of each other (22/8).

: Martina Haag is back with a film adaptation of her divorce novel from 2015 where her alter ego Petra finds out that her husband has been unfaithful (29/8).

Documentaries about Swedish icons:

about one of Sweden's most popular entertainers Siw Malmqvist (3/9). "Lars" by filmmaker Bobo Ericzén portrays the playwright, author and director Lars Norén (1/10).
about film director Bo Widerberg has already been noticed at the Cannes film festival (10/10).

: Director Lisa Langseth has a star-studded ensemble (Nils Wetterholm, Alva Bratt, Pernilla August, Matias Varela and others) in the comedy about patients at a psychiatric clinic who are looking for alternative remedies (19/9).

: Veronica Maggio makes her feature film debut both in the lead role and as screenwriter together with Andreas Öhman, who directs. Every love relationship goes through seven phases according to Maggio's character Elle who falls in love with Josef (Joel Spira) but then disappears without a trace (17/10).

Swedish horror: The Swedish horror wave continues during Halloween with zombies in Malin Dahl's

(10/10), psychopaths in a small hole in Richard Holm's
(24/10) and a creepy nursing home in Mattias J Skoglunds
with a script by Mats Strandberg based on his novel (29/10).

: The final part of Tarik Saleh's Cairo trilogy. The political thriller with Fares Fares in the lead role takes place in the glamorous Egyptian film industry and had its world premiere in Cannes (14/11).

"Egghead republic": Hugo Lilja and Pella Kågerman's twisted science fiction about how a Swedish club girl is sent by the world's trendiest magazine to a radioactive desert in Kazakhstan. The purpose is to investigate rumors of freely galloping centaurs – inspired by Pella Kågerman's experiences from Vice Magazine. Gets its world premiere at the Toronto film festival before the Swedish premiere (21/11).

"Trans memoria". Director: Victoria Verseau. Premiere 8/8.

"Kevlarsjäl". Director: Maria Eriksson-Hecht. Premiere: 22/8.

"The Dog". Director: Baker Karim.

Premiere: 22/8.

"Vår gröna dröm". Director: Mikael Wiström. Premiere: 25/8.

"Det är något som inte stämmer". Director: Martina Haag. Premiere: 29/8.

"Bridgespelerskorna". Director: Alberto Herskovits, Bengt Bok.

Premiere: 29/8.

"Nunnan – 25 år i kloster". Director: Maud Nycander.

Premiere: 29/8.

"Filmen om Siw". Director: Stina Gardell. Premiere: 3/9.

"Min fem-årsplan". Director: Karin Wegsjö. Premiere: 5/9.

"The dance club". Director: Lisa Langseth. Premiere: 19/9.

"Lars". Director: Bobo Ericzén. Premiere: 1/10.

"Farmors leriga händer - en film om Lisa Larson". Director: Emilia Ekman Larson. Premiere: 3/10.

"I huvudet på Bo". Director: Jon Asp, Mattias Nohrborg. Premiere: 10/10.

"Må du leva". Director: Malin Dahl.

Premiere: 10/10.

"7 steg". Director: Andreas Öhman. Premiere: 17/10.

"Bert sabbar allt". Director: Manuel Concha. Premiere: 24/10.

"Confessions of a Swedish man". Director: Hampus Linder. Premiere: 24/10.

"Vi dör i natt". Director Richard Holm.

Premiere: 24/10.

"Hemmet". Director: Mattias J Skoglund. Premiere: 29/10.

"Alexandra – syns vi inte finns vi inte". Director: Olivia Kastebring. Premiere: 31/10.

"Eagles of the republic". Director: Tarik Saleh. Premiere: 14/11.

"Klimatet i terapi". Director: Nathan Grossman. Premiere: 14/11.

"Egghead republic". Director: Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja. Premiere: 21/11.

"Bamse och havets hemlighet". Director: Christian Ryltenius. Premiere: 19/12.

"Håkan Bråkan 003". Director: Ted Kjellsson. Premiere: 19/12.

"Handbok för superhjältar". Director: Patrik Forsberg. Premiere: 25/12.

"Regnmannen". Director: Hannes Holm.

Premiere: 25/12.

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