High school student Mikaela is attracted by her Swedish teacher Göran and writes an erotic novel for his class.
Acting
Tova Magnusson's debut simmers with dangerous, unreadable chemistry.
Direction
Hammerich lets discomfort breathe until you want to leave the room.
Writing
The novel-within-film blurs victim and predator with zero easy answers.
Director
Rumle Hammerich
Tova Magnusson
Mikaela
Figge Norling
Joakim
Björn Kjellman
Max
Liv Alsterlund
Sandra
Malin Berghagen
Justine
Niklas Hjulström
Johan
Agneta Ekmanner
Marie Göranzon
Birgitta
Reine Brynolfsson
Spielman
Björn Granath
Principal
Thomas Roos
Magnus Holm
Catherine Hansson
Göran's first pickup
Gunnel Fred
Göran's second pickup
Frida Hallgren
school girl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tova Magnusson was 22 playing 17; she became one of Sweden's most acclaimed directors. The student became the master.
Saint Lucia Day's imagery of purity and light gets weaponized here—the blonde procession becomes something between seduction and sacrifice.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
