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Sweetwater

1988 · 117 min

A grim, slow-burning struggle for survival in a desolate future, tense and emotionally heavy.

Directed by
Lasse Glomm
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Science fiction
Tagline
Where the Strongest Survive.
Overview
Allan and Lisa flee the war-torn city of Sweetwater with their young son for the safety of the municipal dump in this sleepy war drama. They join other displaced survivors who were driven from their homes, looking for a better life on the outskirts of Sweetwater.

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Directed by
Lasse Glomm
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Science fiction
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • family
  • class
  • power
Places
  • countryside
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, science fiction
Directed by
Lasse Glomm
Written by
Lasse Glomm, Petter Skavlan
Starring
Bentein Baardson, Petronella Barker, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Per Jansen, Sven Wollter, Martin Disch, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Sundquist
Music
Stefan Nilsson
Cinematography
Philip Øgaard
Runtime
117 min
Country
Norway, Sweden
Languages
Norwegian, Swedish, English

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