''Trust Me'' ( sv, Puss, lit=Kiss) is a 2010

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film written and directed by Johan Kling, starring an ensemble cast including Alexander Skarsgård, Susanne Thorson, Gustaf Skarsgård and

Philomène Grandin Philomène Grandin (born 23 September 1974, in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress and television host. She is the daughter of Izzy Young, the folk music expert. She works at theatres and participates in TV series. She is married to the musician Lar ...

. The film focuses on a group of young people running a small theater in Stockholm.

Cast

* Alexander Skarsgård as Alex * Susanne Thorson as Katja * Gustaf Skarsgård as Jon * Moa Gammel as Mia *

Richard Ulfsäter Richard Claes Erik Ulfsäter (born 1 September 1975) is a Swedish actor perhaps mostly known for his role as "Steffen" in the SVT comedy series '' Playa del Sol''. The Author Agneta Ulfsäter-Troell is his aunt. And his father is a cousin of ...

as Andreas *

as Jessica * Erica Carlson as Anna * Peter Carlberg as the homeless * Michelle Meadows as Michy * Michael Segerström as Pikner * Jessica Zandén as Jessica's mother * Vera Vitali as Natalie * Gitte Witt as the darkness * Victor von Schirach as cashier * Lotti Törnros as Lotten * Lars Bringås as Sebastian

Production

''Trust Me'' was produced by St Paul Film in co-production with Nordisk Film,

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, Canal+ and the Norwegian company Spillefilmkompaniet 4½. It received seven million SEK from the

Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute ( sv, Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. The institute is housed in the ''Filmhuset'' building located in Gärdet, Östermalm in Stockholm. The building, comp ...

, plus support from Nordisk Film- & TV Fond and local funds in Stockholm and

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. The total budget was 21.5 million SEK. Filming started in September 2008, but after only ten days Johan Kling experienced a

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and the production was postponed. "I felt like Lord Jim who left his own ship", the director later commented. Filming resumed the following August and principal shooting ended in October 2009.

References

External links

* * 2010 films 2010 comedy-drama films 2010s Swedish films 2010s Swedish-language films Films set in Stockholm Norwegian comedy-drama films Swedish comedy-drama films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub