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Split Dreams

2017

A grounded, quietly hopeful character study of a gifted young runner chasing a dream beyond his circumstances, with steady emotional pull.

Directed by
Sebastian Lagerkvist
Genres
Drama
Starring
David Nzinga, Dragomir Mrsic, Erik Bolin
Overview
The story of Mattheus, a boy from the suburb Jordbro, south of Stockholm. Mattheus has a gift. He's fast. Really fast. Mattheus' dream is to become the athletics star and represent Sweden in the Olympic Games.

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Directed by
Sebastian Lagerkvist
Genres
Drama
Starring
David Nzinga, Dragomir Mrsic, Erik Bolin
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • class
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Sebastian Lagerkvist
Written by
David Nzinga, Sebastian Lagerkvist
Starring
David Nzinga, Dragomir Mrsic, Erik Bolin, Toni-Prince Tvrtkovic, Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs, Madeleine Martin, Louie Marti, Ariana Lleshaj
Cinematography
Shazi Özdemir
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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