Certain People
International Premiere

Certain People

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| Sweden | 105 MINUTES | Swedish
Drama, Relationships
Six bohemian thirtysomethings gather at their friend Katinka's idyllic summer house at the height of the season to celebrate her birthday. A bunch of accomplished, upper-class artists and musicians, the group merrily discusses current gallery exhibits over dinner when they are surprised by the arrival of Katinka's wayward twin brother Joel, with his latest conquest Linda in tow. At first, the liberated comments of this brusque, blonde game show hostess are entertaining and fresh, but as the evening wears on she stretches the group's invisible social rules of hospitality. Contempt grows and long-buried prejudices flare up with new vigor, though thankfully daylight brings a fresh perspective to the night's proceedings.

The nuanced, earnest performances from these up-and-coming Swedish starlets promise bright futures on international screens. In his feature film debut, Levan Akin brings an ethereal, mysterious romanticism to the look and feel of Certain People, assuring its characters will question whether the lives they lead may be too good to be true.

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Levan Akin and Levan Akin
Levan Akin was born in Stockholm and is of Georgian descent. He has directed several highly acclaimed drama series for SVT, Swedish Broadcasting Network. He often works with co-creator Erica Stark, with whom he made the award-winning short The Last Things. Certain People is his first feature.
Primary Cast
Mia Mountain, Yohanna Idha, Ludde Hagberg, Lisa Ostberg, Ulrika Ellemark, Fredrik Lundqvist, Anitha Schulman, Aron Flam
Producer
Erika Stark
Screenwriter
Levan Akin, Lisa Östberg
Co-Producer
Mikael Brodin, Bertil Rosenlund, Helena Sandermark
Director
Levan Akin
Composer
Fredrik Emilson
Director of Photography
Linus Rosenqvist
Editor
Gustav Wachtmeister, Johanna Perhult
Co-Producer
Ludvig Andersson
Executive Producer
Lars Blomgren
Production Designer
Erika Stark

Contacts
Submitter
Erika Stark
Filmlance International AB
Box 27 156 Stockholm, 10252
Phone: +46 707 25 78 40
erika.stark@filmlance.se
Foreign Sales Contact
Dana O´Keefe
Cinetic Media LLC
555 West 25th Street (4th Floor) New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212 204 7979
dana@cineticmedia.com
Press Contact
Jessica Uzzan
Hook Publicity
419 Lafayette Street, 2nd Fl New York, NY 10003
Phone: 646 867 3818
jessica@hookpublicity.com
Technical Contact
Peter Bengtsson
Filmlance International AB
Box 27 156 Stockhom, 10252
Phone: +46705211258
peter.bengtsson@filmlance.se
Other
Gunnar Almér
Swedish Film Institute
Phone: +46.706.40.46.56
gunnar.almer@sfi.se
http://sfi.se
Print Return
Louise Larsson
Filmlance International AB
Box 27 156 Stockholm, 102 52
Phone: +468-459 7380
louise.larsson@filmlance.se
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