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Bookmark this pageShow Me Love (1998)
Director: Lukas Moodysson
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From Time Out Film Guide
Fourteen is still old enough to know there has to be something better than this. Firecracker blonde Dahlström rankles at being stuck in small town Åmål, but salvation comes from an unlikely corner when her path crosses with Liljeberg, the class swot, who just happens to be in love with her. A massive hit and multiple award winner in its native Sweden, this first feature adds an entertaining all-girl twist to the high school romance genre, neatly encapsulating the teenage frustration of waiting for your life to begin. While the storyline has few surprises, the central performances create a touching relationship, despite the suspicion that the male writer/director's interest in the subject is slightly dubious, or at least tokenistic.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Producer: Lars Jönsson
Cast: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecca Liljeberg, Mathias Rust, Erica Carlson, Stefan Hörberg, Ralph Carlsson, Maria Heborg full cast
Duration: 89 mins
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