I could have said no (movie)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | I could have said no |
| Original title | Sanning eller consecutive |
| Country of production | Sweden , Finland |
| original language | Swedish |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 77 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 7 (Sweden) |
| Rod | |
| Director | Christina Olofson |
| script | Christina Olofson Annika Thor |
| production | Christina Olofson Gisela Bergquist |
| music | Johan Zachrisson |
| camera | Robert Nordström |
| cut | Christina Olofson Stefan Sundlöf |
| occupation | |
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I could say no is a Swedish teenager - Drama in 1997, which is based on the novel Sanning eller konsekvens (dt. I could say no to) Annika Thor is based.
action
Nora, a 12-year-old girl, will start sixth grade at Högalidsskolan after the summer holidays . She herself is in the transition from childhood to puberty. Suddenly she shows interest in lingerie, cigarettes and other things of adult life. Emotionally, too, she fluctuates between a bad and a good mood.
When the new school year begins, Nora has to find herself in her class collective again. In addition to the outsider Karin, who is teased by everyone, there are also the cool beauties Fanny and Sabina in the class. Nora herself joins various groups and sometimes plays them off against each other. She gets caught in a vortex of secrets and intrigues.
criticism
The Swedish website dvdforum.nu thinks that the film is "a teenage film with some funny and many dramatic scenes and a good acting". (Films är en tonårs film med några roliga och många mer dramatiska inslag vilket gör det till ett interesting drama.) .
"A problem-conscious children's film that has the difficult age between childhood and puberty as an ambitious topic that is worth discussing."
Awards
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Guldbagge
- 1998: Best Screenplay - Annika Thor
- 1998: Best Director - Christina Olofson (nominated)
publication
After the film had its Swedish theatrical release on October 17, 1997, it was submitted as a contribution to the 1998 Berlinale and awarded an honorable mention by the children's jury . Although further theatrical releases took place on November 6, 1998 in Norway and on January 15, 1999 in Denmark, the film was not further distributed outside Scandinavia. There was no DVD release in Germany. However, two television performances are known. The film was shown on March 27, 1999 on KI.KA and on January 22, 2005 on ARD .
Web links
- I could say no in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- I could have said no in the dictionary of international films
- I would have said no atRotten Tomatoes(English)