Fragancia is arrested for the attempted murder of Richard Persson, the son of a powerful factory owner. During the interrogation, her amazing and remarkable life story is revealed. We follow her through her impoverished childhood, her adolescence where she meets the great love of her life, ice hockey star Pettersson-Jonsson...
60-year-old party organizer Janne has reunited with his former business partner Klas, and is looking forward to the launch of their new high-end night club, Avalon. Janne is constantly accompanied by his older sister Jackie. The good times seem to have returned, but when an unfortunate catastrophe occurs, Janne’s chance to relive the eighties may be put on hold.
It is business as usual at this Swedish high school: teachers drone their way through classes, the girls stay within firmly enforced cliques, and the boys rule the roost. All that changes with the arrival of a new female student named Saga, whose presence threatens to start a revolution…
The film is about 20-year-old Katarina, she can never hold down a job for more than a couple of weeks. When she happens to stumble upon a YouTube clip of Mozart’s Requiem, to her amazement –and to her surroundings’ – she is entranced. Though completely new to her, classical music has given her life a new meaning and an unexpected turn.
When George, a half-blind widower, learns that his children have conceived an elaborate plan to get their hands on his assets before he dies, he must confront his life choices. After catching his young maid red-handed in the act of stealing, George blackmails her into assisting him in a counterattack, triggering off a chain reaction in the family.
15-year-old Sebbe never plans to build a bomb, but somehow it just happens. He lives with his alcoholic mother in a cramped apartment. When being mercilessly bullied in school, he tries to do the right thing and never hits back. His escape from the harsh reality is to visit the local junkyard and repair obsolete objects...
A ten-year-old girl's parents jet off to Africa to join an aid project, leaving her in the care of an inattentive aunt, whose life oscillates between wild parties and hangovers. After her aunt goes off sailing with her boyfriend, the girl is left to fend for herself. She must learn to navigate the tricky waters of the grown-up world, while still trying to live the life of a child.
Simon, a bookish young boy, enjoys an idyllic rural childhood in Sweden, as the shadow of World War II descends over Europe. Although raised by loving and principled working class parents, he feels that he is different. When he finds out his true identity, he departs from home and search for his lost self.
When Emma meets Cassandra, they initiate a relationship filled with physical and psychological challenges. Emma does whatever it takes to master the rules of the game. Lines are crossed and the stakes get higher and higher. However, Emma can't resist the intoxicating feeling of total control.
The early 1900s of Sweden is a time of social change, unrest, war, and poverty. Maria, a young working class woman wins a camera in a lottery, and decides to keep it – a decision which alters her whole life. The camera enables Maria to see the world through new eyes, but it also becomes a threat to her somewhat alcoholic womanizer of a husband...
The family members of a wealthy patriarch gather to mourn his passing, an elderly couple on tour with their magic act visit their uptight son in his coastal hotel, a man tries to connect with his teenage son by showing him the work he does at the pet crematorium, and a cooking class-turned-therapy group spirals out of control amid revelations.