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Forever

2023 · 103 min

A grounded, emotionally honest portrait of teenage friendship and ambition, where small betrayals and quiet moments carry the weight of the world.

Directed by
Anders Hazelius
Genres
Drama
Starring
Flutra Cela, Judith Sigfridsson, Agnes Lindström Bolmgren
Overview
Mila and Kia are a pair of teenage best friends and aspiring professional footballers. When the girls get a new demanding football coach, they slowly start to drift apart.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Anders Hazelius
Genres
Drama
Starring
Flutra Cela, Judith Sigfridsson, Agnes Lindström Bolmgren
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • identity
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Anders Hazelius
Written by
Jessika Jankert
Starring
Flutra Cela, Judith Sigfridsson, Agnes Lindström Bolmgren, Mattias Nordkvist, Mustapha Aarab, Michaela Iannelli, Joel Forslund-Nylén, Ella Envall
Music
Elvis Suljevic
Cinematography
Erik Persson
Runtime
103 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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