A gripping and intense thriller about honour, loyalty, and the courage to fight for what you believe.
Acting
Oldoz Javidi's controlled fury carries every frame.
Direction
Nilsson traps you in rooms you desperately want to escape.
Writing
Dialogue that bruises — every word weaponized by family.
Director
Anders Nilsson
Oldoz Javidi
Leyla
Bahar Pars
Nina
Mina Azarian
The Mother
César Saratxu
The Father
Annika Hallin
Stella Forsberg
Bibi Andersson
The Mother-in-law
Lia Boysen
Carina
Anja Lundqvist
Susanne
Tomas Bolme
Ove Ternberg
Eivin Dahlgren
Crim.Forensic Fredrixon
Maria Hörnelius
Kvinnlig forskare Framtidsseminariet
Nour El Refai
Boyan
Magnus Roosmann
Polis Johansson
Lars Väringer
TV-chefen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Sweden's heated debates on integration, the film was criticized by some as reinforcing stereotypes while praised by others for centering Kurdish-Swedish women's voices.
Bahar Pars (Nina) would later star in 'A Man Called Ove' — her range from this suffocating drama to that crowd-pleaser is wild.
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