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Värn
Denis Lavant delivers an astonishing physical performance in John Skoog’s beautiful and inventive story of community and obsession, inspired by true events.
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Credits
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Director
John Skoog
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Screenwriters
Kettil Kasang, John Skoog
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With
Denis Lavant, Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Livia Millhagen
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Sweden-Denmark-Netherlands-Poland-Finland 2025. 85min
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Courtesy of
Sovereign Film Distribution
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Language
Swedish
With English subtitles
Introduction
At the height of the Cold War, Swedish farmhand Karl-Göran Persson obsessively fortifies his house into a community haven from what appears to be an imminent global conflict. Grounded by Ita Zbroniec-Zajt’s extraordinary black and white cinematography, artist-filmmaker Skoog poetically reimagines the drama of one man’s obsession against the undulating rhythms and beauty of rural quotidian life.
Sarah Lutton
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