''Kill Your Darlings'' is a 2006 film directed by
Björne Larson and written by Björne Larson and
Johan Sandström. In an interview with
Svenska Dagbladet, Larson said that the film is based on a real event in his life when he met a seemingly nice man at an internet cafe in Los Angeles who ended up leaving Larson bound and restrained in a desert. The film features a cast of many of the most popular contemporary
Swedish
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* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
actors (
Fares Fares
Fares Fares (; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish-Lebanese actor of Assyrian descent.
Early life
Fares was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His younger brother is director Josef Fares, and he has four sisters. In 1987, when Fares was 14 years old, his ...
, father and son
Stellan and
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, he began acting at age seven but quit at 13. After serving in the Swedish military, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in th ...
, and
Andreas Wilson from Oscar-nominated ''
Evil
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'') and some less famous U.S. actors
Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on ''Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award ...
and
Greg Germann, and Canadian
Lolita Davidovitch
Lolita Davidovich ( sr-Latn, Lolita Davidović, italic=unset; born July 15, 1961) is a Canadian-born film and television actress, best known for portraying Blaze Starr in the 1989 film ''Blaze (1989 film), Blaze'', for which she received a Chicag ...
.
The title seems to be a reference to the popular advice for writers, "Murder your darlings," commonly misattributed but written by Sir
Arthur Quiller-Couch
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.
Cast
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Lolita Davidovich
Lolita Davidovich ( sr-Latn, Lolita Davidović, italic=unset; born July 15, 1961) is a Canadian-born film and television actress, best known for portraying Blaze Starr in the 1989 film '' Blaze'', for which she received a Chicago Film Critics As ...
as Lola
*
Andreas Wilson as Erik
*
Fares Fares
Fares Fares (; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish-Lebanese actor of Assyrian descent.
Early life
Fares was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His younger brother is director Josef Fares, and he has four sisters. In 1987, when Fares was 14 years old, his ...
as Omar
*
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, he began acting at age seven but quit at 13. After serving in the Swedish military, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in th ...
as Geert
*
Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on ''Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award ...
as Katherine
*
John Larroquette
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as Dr. Bangley
*
Greg Germann as Stevens
*
Benito Martinez as Officer Jones
*
John Savage as Rock
*
Terry Moore as Ella Toscana
*
Skye McCole Bartusiak as Sunshine
*
Michelle Bonilla
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as Susan (as Michelle C. Bonilla)
*
Scott Williamson
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as Rob Wolfton
*
Ashlyn Sanchez
Ashlyn Kohl Sanchez (born July 27, 1996) is a former American child actress. Notable roles include ''Crash
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as Meadow
*
Michael Cutt
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Given name "Michael"
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as Lou (as Michael J. Cutt)
*
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (201 ...
as Erik's Father
See also
*
Peter Hansen Gibson
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He is the third of five children: Robert Christian Gibson Jr. (nicknamed, Gibby), Paula Elizabeth Gibson, Jeffrey Michael Gibson & Michael Patrick Gibson. His o ...
*
Gudrun Giddings
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Swedish comedy-drama films
2006 films
2006 comedy-drama films
2000s Swedish-language films
2000s Swedish films
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