1951, Sweden. Seventeen-year-old Gertrude lives in a poor family with her father and younger siblings. When the children 's mother dies, the local government decides to take the children away from the father and place them in different care homes. Gertrude is already considered an adult and no longer suitable for a care home, she falls into a special home for young women, Odenslund. She soon realizes that the only way to freedom is through “voluntary” sterilization.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 44 min.
- Country, year
- Sweden, Finland, 2007
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Swedish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Klaus Härö
- Screenplay
- Kjell Sundstedt, Jimmy Karlsson
- Cinematography
- Jarkko T. Laine
- Music
- Michael Galasso
- Cast
- Julia Hogberg, Lo Kauppi, Ellen Mattson, Nadja Mirmiran, Ann-Sofie Nurmi, Maria Lundqvist
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Klaus Härö
Director Klaus Härö was born in 1971, studied directing and scriptwriting at Helsinki College of Art. Apart from several short films, he has made a number of documentaries. The award-winning short feature „Into the Night“ (1999) was his first major success. Klaus Härö’s feature film debut „Elina – As If I Wasn’t There“ (2002) caused a sensation. He has won numerous festival awards, including the Ingmar Bergman Award in 2003 for „Elina“. „The Extra“ marked his successful return to documentary. „Mother of Mine“ (2005), Klaus Härö’s second feature film, is Finland’s Oscar nominee for Best Foreign-Language Film.
