Film
Border (15)
Dir. Ali Abbasi, Sweden, 2018, 110 mins, subtitled.
Cast. Eva Melander, Eero Milanoff, Viktor Akerblom.
Main language: Swedish
Prepare for a love story like no other in this audacious Scandinavian fantasy that won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2018. Tina is a Swedish customs officer whose sense of smell is able to sniff out the guilt on anyone who brings through contraband - until Vore comes through, hiding something she’s unable to identify. The two embark on a romantic relationship and she has to choose between the life she’s always known and Vore’s terrifying alternative. Iranian-Swedish director Abbasi has crafted a daring contemporary folktale and the less you know going in the better, but expect big laughs, thrills and a highly accomplished treatment of beauty and sexuality.
Cast. Eva Melander, Eero Milanoff, Viktor Akerblom.
Main language: Swedish
Prepare for a love story like no other in this audacious Scandinavian fantasy that won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2018. Tina is a Swedish customs officer whose sense of smell is able to sniff out the guilt on anyone who brings through contraband - until Vore comes through, hiding something she’s unable to identify. The two embark on a romantic relationship and she has to choose between the life she’s always known and Vore’s terrifying alternative. Iranian-Swedish director Abbasi has crafted a daring contemporary folktale and the less you know going in the better, but expect big laughs, thrills and a highly accomplished treatment of beauty and sexuality.