Fucking Åmål
Fucking Åmål
Sweden / Denmark,
1998, 89 min
Directed by:
Lukas MoodyssonScreenplay:
Lukas MoodyssonCinematography:
Ulf BrantåsCast:
Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecca Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Ralph Carlsson, Maria Hedborg, Jill Ung, Grazyna Göransson, Thérèse AnderssonVOD (1)
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Fucking Åmål (released overseas as Show Me Love), tells the story of awkward smalltown teenager Agnes and her crush on popular classmate Elin, which unexpectedly blossoms into reallife romance; it was quickly heralded as a new queer cinema touchstone and one of the most authentic portrayals of youthful relationships on film. (Arrow Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
European Film Awards
- 1999 - Lukas Moodysson (Best Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1998 - Lars Jönsson (Best Film)
- 1998 - Lukas Moodysson (Best Director)
- 1998 - Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecca Liljeberg (Best Actress)
- 1998 - Lukas Moodysson (Best Screenplay)
- 1998 - Ralph Carlsson (Best Supporting Actor)
Amanda Awards
- 1999 - Lukas Moodysson (Best Foreign Language Film)
- 1999 - Lukas Moodysson (Best Nordic Film (Nordic Amanda))
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF)
- 1999 - Lukas Moodysson (Special Jury Prize)
- 1999 - Lukas Moodysson (Grand Prix – Crystal Globe)