Movie

Medicine

2014 · 115 min

A gentle, wry Swedish comedy-drama about midlife reinvention, mixing light workplace satire with warm, bittersweet moments.

Overview: Johanna works as a journalist on a women magazine. But her boss is an idiot, her salary is ridiculous and her husband has left her for a younger woman. With a great life crisis she decided to try a new medicine.
How it feels: Light, satirical, warm and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, work, betrayal, healing
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
work
betrayal
healing
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild