The most beautiful boy in the world plays hooky and breaks hearts in 1950s Stockholm.
It is 1957. A young student is unhappy at school, play hooky frequently and devotes himself to his great interest in music. Together with his girlfriend and other friends he lives a bohemian life in anticipation of becoming an adult.
Acting
Andrésen's melancholy beauty carries whole scenes without dialogue.
Cinematography
Stockholm in honeyed gold, every frame a postcard of longing.
Score
Jazz that sounds like freedom and smells like smoke.
Director
Jonas Cornell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Björn Andrésen became an international sensation in 'Death in Venice' four years earlier; this was his attempt at serious dramatic work in Sweden.
The title refers to a poker bluff — the characters are all pretending to have better hands than life dealt them.
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