''Winter Buoy'' is a 2015

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directed by the Swedish Cannes-awarded Frida Kempff. The film is about a group of nurses in

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helping pregnant women struggle with their homelessness, drug addictions and violent relationships. The film had its premiere at the 2015

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where it was nominated to the ''Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary''. It was awarded ''Best Documentary'' at NIFF, Nordic International Film Festival,

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. It was also nominated to the 2015 ''First Films International Competition'' at

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and to the ''Tempo Documentary Award'' at the 2015 Tempo Documentary Festival in

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.Tempo Documentary Festival. http://tempofestival.se/en/festival/tempo-2015-2/?category=movie§ion=tempo-documentary-award-sv. Retrieved 26 March 2015

References

External links

Winter Buoy at Internet Movie DatabaseWinter Buoy at The Swedish Film Institute Database
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