Before the Storm (2000 film)
Before the Storm (Före stormen) is a drama film directed by Reza Parsa released in 2000.
| Before the Storm | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Reza Parsa |
| Written by | Mikael Bengtsson Reza Parsa |
| Music by | Peter Lundback |
| Cinematography | Eigil Bryld |
| Edited by | Louise Brattberg |
Production company | Felicia Film Film i Väst Illusion Film & Television Mainostelevisio (MTV3) Norsk Film Per Holst Filmproduktion Ríkisútvarpið-Sjónvarp RÚV SVT Drama Sveriges Television (SVT) TV1000 AB |
| Distributed by | Cinemien Columbia TriStar Films AB Divisa Home Video Homescreen |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
Leo is a Swedish teenager who is bullied at school and Ali is a taxi driver who is blackmailed by terrorists. Surrounded by violence in their lives, both try to solve their problems.
Cast
- Per Graffman .... Ali
- Maria Lundqvist .... Ali's wife
- Emil Odepark .... Leo
- Martin Wallström .... Danne
- Tintin Anderzon .... Leo's mother
- Christer Fant .... Leo's father
- Sasha Becker .... Sara
- Anni Ececioglu .... Jenny
- Claes Ljungmark .... Johan Sander
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety gave the movie a positive review saying that is "strongly scripted and well-played treat convincingly employs thriller elements to make its heavyweight agenda palatable ... Parallels between the two tales of violence and submission are not overdone. Script is content to point out that power games exist at every social level, from the local and domestic to the global, and that the two are not easily disentangled."[1]
gollark: I don't see why not.
gollark: In many fields people manage to think about and consider problems they do not directly experience.
gollark: Someone can tell you about them.
gollark: It may, perhaps, be more productive to explain things rather than saying "you literally cannot understand".
gollark: ...
References
- Jonathan Holland (16 October 2000). "Before the Storm". Variety. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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