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När ungdomen vaknar

1943 · 89 min

A quiet, sombre Swedish drama that lingers on wounded young people finding shelter in each other.

Directed by: Gunnar Olsson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Eva Henning, Anders Ek, Margit Manstad

Overview: Liv and Kåre both come from broken families bursting with frustration and aggression's. Having found each other they now feel supported and loved.

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Directed by: Gunnar Olsson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Eva Henning, Anders Ek, Margit Manstad

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
trauma
isolation
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Gunnar Olsson
Written by: Per Wollebaek
Starring: Eva Henning, Anders Ek, Margit Manstad, Olav Riégo, Bengt Ekerot, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Dagmar Ebbesen, Marianne Löfgren
Runtime: 89 min
Country: Sweden

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