Broken Hill Blues

Broken Hill Blues
Directed bySofia Norlin
Written bySofia Norlin
Produced byOlivier Guerpillon
StarringSebastian Hiort af Ornas
Lina Leandersson
Alfred Juntti
CinematographyPetrus Sjovik
Edited byNicolas Bancilhon
Philip Bergstrom
Music byConny Nimmersjö
Anna-Karin Unger
Release date
  • December 6, 2013 (2013-12-06)
Running time
80 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Broken Hill Blues[1] (also titled Omheten[2] and Tenderness)[3] is a 2013 Swedish drama film written and directed by Sofia Norlin and starring Sebastian Hiort af Ornas, Lina Leandersson and Alfred Juntti. It is Norlin's feature directorial debut.[2]

Plot

Cast

  • Sebastian Hiort af Ornas as Markus
  • Alfred Juntti as Daniel
  • Lina Leandersson as Zerin
  • Jenny Sandberg as Helena
  • Ella Nordin as Emma
  • Par Andersson as Daniel's Father
  • Alexandra Dahlström as Teacher

Release

The film was released in Sweden on December 6, 2013.[4]

Reception

Ronnie Scheib of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "But Norlin’s compelling imagery weaves its own hypnotic throughline, marking her as a director to watch."[1]

Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "This austere teen-centric drama marks out its first-time director Sofia Norlin as a promising voice, but she needs to work on story skills."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Scheib, Ronnie (April 20, 2014). "Tribeca Film Review: 'Broken Hill Blues'". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Felperin, Leslie (February 17, 2014). "Broken Hill Blues (Omheten): Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Jensen, Jorn Rossing (January 3, 2012). "Norlin takes over Stockholm's production grant". Screen International. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Jensen, Jorn Rossing (December 9, 2013). "Swedish Tenderness first selection for Berlin's Generation 14plus". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved October 19, 2023.