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10 minutes. One AI. Zero chill. Sweden's gone full tech-dystopia and a journalist is about to get cancelled—permanently.
TMDB
50
IMDb
53

Folly (2021)

tech-noir paranoiascandi-dystopiajournalist-in-peril

Overview

Science Fiction

In a frightening vision of the future, Sweden has handed over government power to an AI. Since then, economic development has been explosive, but when the journalist Folly is about to reveal the truth behind Sweden's international operations, its power becomes highly evident.

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Content warning
algorithmic authoritarianismtruth vs. state powertechnocratic complacencysurveillance capitalism

Standout Aspects

Direction

Lilja packs a feature's worth of dread into 10 minutes.

Production

Chillingly plausible near-future Sweden production design.

Acting

Bushell-Mingo's escalating panic is viscerally real.

Best for:Solo: Late-night doom-scrolling energy, but make it cinema.·Streaming: Perfect palate-cleanser between longer films.·Friends: Watch then immediately argue about AI governance.
Heads up:Disturbing: State violence against journalists, implied off-screen.
Hugo Lilja

Director

Hugo Lilja

ReleasedJan 30, 2021
Runtime10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
YouSavedMe

Top Cast

Arvin Kananian

Arvin Kananian

Andrew Lowery

Andrew Lowery

Nina Mårshagen

Nina Mårshagen

Ask about Folly

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released during Sweden's 2021 pandemic tech reliance, hitting different now with AI regulation debates.

Insight

Lilja expanded this from his 2018 short 'A Foley Artist'—same actress, same creeping dread, now with systemic stakes.

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