Show Me Love (1998)

Original title

Fucking Åmål

Directed by

Lukas Moodysson

Genre

drama film, teen film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film

Country

Denmark, Sweden

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

12+

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 597 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage girls in a small Swedish town navigate their feelings for each other. One is popular and outgoing, the other is shy and feels out of place. They start a tentative romance.

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What happens

Show Me Love (Swedish: Fucking Åmål) is a 1998 Swedish romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Rebecka Liljeberg and Alexandra Dahlström as two seemingly disparate teenage girls who begin a tentative romantic relationship. The film was released theatrically in Sweden on 23 October 1998, and premiered internationally at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. It received an overwhelmingly positive reception and won four Guldbagge Awards (Sweden's official film awards) at the 1999 ceremony. Its international awards include the Teddy Award at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at the 34th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 71st Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. The Swedish title refers to the small town of Åmål in Västra Götaland County, western Sweden. However, only a few scenes were filmed in Åmål, and they were not included in the final product. Primary filming took place in the nearby town of Trollhättan, the location of the production company Film i Väst's studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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