Speak Up! It's So Dark

Speak Up! It's So Dark
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Directed by	Suzanne Osten
Written by	Niklas Rådström
Produced by	Christer Nilson
Starring	Etienne Glaser Simon Norrthon
Cinematography	Peter Mokrosinski
Edited by	Michal Leszczylowski
Distributed by	First Run Features (United States VHS)
Release date	19 February 1993 (1993-02-19)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Speak Up! It's So Dark (Swedish: Tala! Det är så mörkt) is a 1993 Swedish drama film directed by Suzanne Osten. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards, Simon Norrthon was nominated for the Best Actor award and Niklas Rådström was nominated for Best Screenplay.[1]

Plot

An elderly Jewish man (Etienne Glaser) befriends a young neo-nazi (Simon Norrthon) on a train and invites him to his home. Through a series of discussions the two gradually come to understand each other better.

Cast

• Etienne Glaser as Jacob
• Simon Norrthon as Sören the skinhead
• Anna-Yrsa Falenius as Raped Woman
• Anders Garpe as Sören's Father
• Gertrud Gidlund as Sören's Mother
• Pia Johansson as Nurse

Distribution

Speak Up! It's So Dark was shown at the 1993 Toronto Festival of Festivals. It was distributed on video in the United States by First Run Features.

Awards

• 1993: Créteil International Women's Film Festival - Grand Prix (Suzanne Osten)

References

1. "Tala! Det är så mörkt (1993)". Swedish Film Institute. 6 April 2014.

External links

• Speak Up! It's So Dark at IMDb