''My Skinny Sister'' ( sv, Min lilla syster) is a 2015 Swedish drama film directed by
Sanna Lenken Sanna can refer to:
Places
*Sanna, Nordland, an island in Træna municipality, Nordland county, Norway
*Sanna, Ardnamurchan, a village in the far west of Scotland
*Sänna, a village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, Estonia
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. The film stars Rebecka Josephson and
Amy Deasismont
Amy Linnéa Deasismont (born 15 April 1992), previously known under the stage name Amy Diamond, is a Swedish singer. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me". The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the m ...
. Lenken was
anorexic
Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by low weight, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. ''Anorexia'' is a term of Gre ...
as a teenager, and previously made a short film also about eating disorders.
Plot
As Stella enters what she hopes will be the exciting world of adolescence, she discovers that her big sister and role model, Katja, is hiding an
eating disorder
An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health. Only one eating disorder can be diagnosed at a given time. Types of eating disorders include binge eating d ...
. The disease slowly tears the family apart.
Cast
*Rebecka Josephson as Stella
*
Amy Deasismont
Amy Linnéa Deasismont (born 15 April 1992), previously known under the stage name Amy Diamond, is a Swedish singer. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me". The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the m ...
as Katja
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Henrik Norlén
Henrik Norlén (born 2 September 1970) is a Swedish actor.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
1970 births
Living people
Swedish male film actors
People from Karlstad
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as Lasse
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Annika Hallin
Annika Susanne Hallin is a Swedish actress. She was born in Hägersten, Stockholm, and studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 1995 – 1999. In 2001 Hallin was one of those who started ''Teater Nova''. She was married to ...
as Karin
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Maxim Mehmet
Maxim Mehmet (born 2 July 1975) is a German film actor. He inherited his Turkish surname from his Crimean Tatar grandfather. He lived with his spouse in Berlin before he moved to Vienna..Sanna Lenken brings some humor and charm to a difficult issue before ultimately spiraling into moralistic Afterschool Special territory".
The film won the
Crystal Bear
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at the
2015 Berlin International Film Festival
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and the Audience Award at the
Gothenburg Film Festival
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