The Cinematheque

Sweden

“Complemented by Niklas Johansson’s striking cinematography, director Andreas Öhman carefully crafts a cutting, emotionally genuine lovers-on-the-run story.”

Seattle International Film Festival (2016)

The fourth feature from Swedish phenom Andreas Öhman (Simple Simon, Bitch Hug) is an amour-intoxicated, lovers-on-the-lam tale in the tradition of epochal American classics Bonnie and Clyde and Badlands. Young and in love—a potent cocktail—new couple Em (Madeleine Martin) and Isak (Filip Berg, A Man Called Ove) embark on an impromptu summer road trip through scenic northern Sweden in Em’s father’s vintage Saab convertible. Rest stops, cigarettes, and night swims punctuate their carefree, passion-fueled adventure—that is, until the money runs out and the activities turn criminal.