Something Happened (1987)

Original title

Någonting har hänt

Directed by

Roy Andersson

Genre

documentary film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

24 min

Rated

15

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Swedish educational film about AIDS that was later withdrawn. It promotes the idea that HIV was created in American labs and that the virus's African origin is a cover-up conspiracy.

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What happens

Something Happened (Swedish: Någonting har hänt) is a Swedish film directed by Roy Andersson. The film was conceived as an educational film about AIDS, but raised controversy and was withdrawn. The film claims that HIV was developed in American military laboratories, and that its well-established African origin is a cover-up conspiracy by the Americans. Today the film is regarded as a significant step in the development of the style seen in the director's later and more acclaimed films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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