''Fjorton suger'' (English: "Fourteen Sucks") is a

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film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 29 October 2004, directed by Emil Larsson,

Henrik Norrthon Henrik Norrthon (born 23 November 1979) is a Swedish Director. He also studied cinematography at the London Film School. His film '' Fjorton suger'' (''Fourteen Sucks'') was released in Swedish cinemas in 2004 and was screened internationally at ...

and others, about a teenage girl and her family.

Plot

Emma is fourteen years old and lives with her parents and her older brother, Marcus, in a terrace house in Scania. She has many friends, but the contact between her and Marcus is not so good because he mostly thinks she is a tough and persistent little sister. The film is set during Emma's

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. Emma and her friends are heading to a party at the home of one of Marcus' friends. Marcus is angry that Emma is at the party, and he thinks she does not belong there. He chooses not to go to the party because he does not want to party with his little sister. At the party, Emma becomes too drunk, falls asleep in a bed upstairs, and then one of Marcus' closest friends rapes her. Later, she falls in love with the

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Aron, but behaves strangely at times against him because of what happened at the party. After a period of several incidents, Marcus finally understands what his friend did to his little sister.

Cast

*Elin Ahlberg as Emma *Jesper Fridh as Markus *Andreas Karoliussen as Aron *Björn Månsson as Patrik *Catherine Jeppsson as Emma's mom *Jörgen Düberg as Emma's Dad *Emily Nilsson as Lina *Thea Klitte as Karin *Thomas Hesslow as Per *Simon Lindell as Andy *David Sjöland as Daniel *Sara Herrlander as Julia *Otto Blücker as Kricka *Jacob Walfridsson as Jacob *Johan Billgren as Johan

Production

The film was shot in

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Skåne County Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...

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, in July–August 2003.

Reception

The Swedish newspaper ''

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'' rated the film as 3/5.

References

External links

* * Swedish drama films 2004 films 2000s Swedish films {{2000s-Sweden-film-stub