Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from different perspectives.
Writing
Moodysson's rare gift: making kindness compelling.
Production
Period detail so precise you can smell the patchouli.
Acting
Lisa Lindgren's quiet transformation carries everything.
Director
Lukas Moodysson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Moodysson shot this in 1999, when Swedish nostalgia for the 'folkhemmet' welfare era peaked—it's both critique and love letter.
The house exterior is the actual commune where Moodysson's father lived; the ABBA argument was improvised.
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