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And We Become Weightless

2002 · 97 min

A wry, quietly unsettling patchwork of small lives facing a shared ending, funny and sad in equal, drifting measure.

Directed by: Shahriyar Latifzadeh, Nicolas Debot
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Starring: Linda Axelsson, Lisa Berg, Jonas Bergström

Overview: 18 vignettes about the final moments of various Swedes before the end of the world.

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Directed by: Shahriyar Latifzadeh, Nicolas Debot
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Starring: Linda Axelsson, Lisa Berg, Jonas Bergström

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
identity
fate
morality
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	4
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, horror
Directed by: Shahriyar Latifzadeh, Nicolas Debot, Rune Brixelius, Thomas Hilding
Written by: Baron von Blomberg, Per Hilding, Nina Wähä, Henrik Möller
Starring: Linda Axelsson, Lisa Berg, Jonas Bergström, Linda Birgersson, Lilian Brevik, Henrik Dahl, Ulf Drakenberg, Ans Edelmann
Music: Conny Olivetti
Cinematography: Henrik Möller, Joel Olsson
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: English, Swedish

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