There is something going on in the small town of Backberga. The towns proud telecom company Unicom is just about to launch a new modern profile when they discover that there is something lurking in the outskirts of Backberga. An accident triggers a power failure, which leads to a chain of events,mishaps and love stories. Flicker is a warm comic story about people trying to find their place within the modern society.
Acting
Jacob Nordenson's deadpan desperation as Kenneth steals every scene.
Direction
Eklund balances mundane office life with genuine surrealist touches.
Director
Patrik Eklund
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patrik Eklund won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in 2008 with 'Instead of Abracadabra,' making Flicker his highly anticipated feature debut that polarized Swedish critics.
The film satirizes Sweden's actual telecom privatization waves of the 1990s-2000s, where rural companies like fictional 'Unicom' were swallowed or struggle-survived as nostalgic oddities.
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