Behind Blue Skies

2010 1h 50m SV

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 53

Drama

Synopsis

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It's 1975, and Martin is a teenager looking to break out of a stifling home environment ruled by his alcoholic father and long-suffering mother. When Martin's pal Micke suggests they get jobs together as waiters at a resort off the Swedish coast, Martin is all for it, but before long Micke finds better things to do and Martin is left on his own. The presence of pretty fellow server Jenny is a major consolation, but to his surprise, guileless Martin is soon chosen as the protégé of Gösta, the resort's short-tempered manager. Gösta clearly likes Martin and makes him his right hand man, which gives Martin a crash course in the seedy side of life when he discovers Gösta has a number of other business interests, not all of which are legal or ethical.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bill Skarsgård
Martin
Peter Dalle
Gösta
Björn Kjellman
Nils
Josefin Ljungman
Jenny
Amanda Ooms
Siv
Adam Pålsson
Micke
Rasmus Troedsson
Ulf
Annika Olsson
Ann-Britt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hannes Holm
Writers: Mikael Södersten, Hannes Holm
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hannes Holm, shot by Göran Hallberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mattias Bärjed. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Fredrik Morheden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bill Skarsgård and Peter Dalle and Björn Kjellman carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1510918 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hannes Holm directs. Göran Hallberg behind the camera. Mattias Bärjed scores. Fredrik Morheden cuts. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Hannes Holm, shot by Göran Hallberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mattias Bärjed. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Fredrik Morheden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bill Skarsgård and Peter Dalle and Björn Kjellman carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1510918 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "adolescence", "erection", "drug trafficking", "coming of age".