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erotic
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psychological drama film directed by
Per Fly and starring
Sonja Richter,
Marcin Dorociński and
Mikael Nyqvist
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...
.
The film is an
international co-production between Denmark, Poland, Norway and Sweden.
Plot
Karen, a successful Danish fashion photographer, is working so constantly that she has little time for her husband and daughter. While working in Paris, she spots a handsome man on the street, becoming instantly attracted to him. Maciek is a professor at
Warsaw School of Economics visiting from Poland, and she pursues him relentlessly, even going so far as to follow him all the way to Warsaw and ensconcing herself in an apartment right across the street from the apartment where he lives with his wife and family. While Maciek initially encourages the romance, he soon tires of Karen and tries to extricate himself from the relationship.
Cast
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Sonja Richter as Karen
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Marcin Dorociński as Maciek
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Michael Nyqvist as Johan
* Alberte Blichfeldt as Josefine
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Tammi Øst as Marie
* as receptionist
* as Jacques
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Olga Bołądź
Olga Bołądź (born 29 February 1984) is a Polish actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 2006.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Polish film actresses
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as Olga
* as Tomek
* as receptionist in Poland
* Michał Chilicki as old man on Hotel Europejski
* Teresa Owczynnikow as old woman in Poland
* Hubert Zawojek as Maciek's son
Film festivals
* 2009
Norwegian International Film Festival (''Work in Progress'' section)
* 2009
Stockholm International Film Festival
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The w ...
(''Work in Progress'' section)
* 2010
Leeds International Film Festival (official selection)
* 2010
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* 2010
Seville European Film Festival (''
Eurimages'' section)
* 2010
Taormina Film Fest (''Beyond the Mediterranean'' section)
* 2011
Helsinki International Film Festival (''Nordic Exports'' section)
* 2011
Norwegian International Film Festival (''Nordic Focus'' section)
* 2011
TOFIFEST International Film Festival (''Forum 2010/2011'' section)
* 2012
Göteborg International Film Festival
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(''Nordic Light'' section)
References
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2010 films
2010 drama films
2010s English-language films
2010s erotic drama films
2010s psychological drama films
Adultery in films
Danish erotic drama films
English-language Danish films
English-language Norwegian films
English-language Polish films
English-language Swedish films
Films about fashion photographers
Films directed by Per Fly
Films set in Copenhagen
Films set in Paris
Films set in Warsaw
Films shot in Copenhagen
Films shot in Paris
Films shot in Warsaw
Norwegian drama films
Polish erotic drama films
Swedish erotic drama films
Zentropa films
2010s Swedish films
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