Graduation just happened, and now it's time for adventures in Berlin with the childhood friends Sophie and Alice. But Sophie hesitates, and after an altercation, the impulsive Alice goes by herself - and mysteriously disappears. Sophie goes after her in desperation to find out what happened to Alice, which is the beginning of a painful journey from teenager to a young adult. It also is a journey into her friend's darker side, which she has hid from the rest for so long.
Acting
Jankell's trembling restraint against Stiernstedt's volatile charisma.
Direction
Adolfsson's Berlin feels lived-in, lonely, and slightly menacing.
Director
Amanda Adolfsson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Amanda Adolfsson was one of few Swedish female directors tackling raw YA material in 2015, predating the Nordic teen drama explosion.
The swimming pool confrontation was shot in a real Berlin public bath with non-actors as extras, creating genuine unease.
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