Broken Hill Blues

2013 Swedish film
  • December 6, 2013 (2013-12-06)
Running time
80 minutesCountrySwedenLanguageSwedish

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.

External links

  • Broken Hill Blues at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Broken Hill Blues at Rotten Tomatoes