Miss Kicki is a 2009 Swedish-Taiwanese co-production film. It was Norwegian–Taiwanese director Håkon Liu's first motion picture.

Plot

Kicki (

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, actress, film director, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergm ...

) has, after several years abroad, returned to Sweden. Her 17-year-old son - Viktor (Ludwig Palmell) has been brought up by his grandmother and has a very distant relationship to his mother. In an effort to get reacquainted Kicki invites her son to join her on vacation in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. But her hidden agenda is that

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

is also the home of the Taiwanese businessman (

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show ''Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently holds ...

) with whom she has been conducting an Internet romance.

Cast (in selection)

- Kicki *Ludwig Palmell - Viktor *

Huang He The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Ha ...

- Didi *

- Mr. Chang *Ken - Receptionist *

Tsai Chen-nan Tsai Chen-nan (; born 26 July 1954) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Tsai was invited by the Hsinkang Foundation of Culture and Education to perform in Xingang, Chiayi, by the organization founder Chen Chin-huang, who sought to mitigate the eff ...

- Police man *Gwen Yao - Ms. Chang

Awards

Special mention award at Pusan 14th International Film Festival, October 2009 "A perfect example of how “big” a “small” can be. The director's talent shines and portrays multi-national issues, social problems, domestic conflict, friendship and other intricate dilemmas within simple drama. The script, acting and directing are all well composed." Rainer Werner Fassbinder Prize at Mannheim-Heidelberg, November 2009 "The Rainer-Werner-Fassbinder Prize goes to ''MISS KICKI'' by Håkon Liu from Sweden, as it shows us in an exemplary manner, how an actress shapes a film. In ever surprising ways it shows us that cinema does not need many words to express the unsaid and inexpressible in human relationships." Winner of Telia Film Award at

Stockholm International Film Festival The Stockholm International Film Festival ( sv, Stockholms filmfestival, italic=no) is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November. The w ...

, November 2009 "With a subtle, yet precise emotional and visual language, this movie takes us on an inner and outer journey, describing one of the most complex relationships of all - that between a mother and a son. The Telia Film Award goes to ''Miss Kicki'' by Håkon Liu"

References

"Snårig premiärväg för 'Miss Kicki'" ''Svenska Dagbladet'' 4 February 2010

External links

Official WebsiteMiss Kicki on IMDB
Swedish LGBT-related films Taiwanese LGBT-related films Taiwanese drama films Swedish drama films 2009 drama films 2009 LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films 2000s Swedish films {{Taiwan-film-stub