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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Glowing Stars (2009)
Jenna is 14 years old and has the typical worries of a young adolescent girl: appearance, popularity and boys. But her life is not simple; Jenna lives with her single mother, Liv, who has cancer. When her mom collapses while out shopping, the two have to move in with gran. Everything sucks and life is happening somewhere else – namely at the popular girl Ullis’ place. There’s a party and Jenna makes up her mind to go – to Sakke with the beautiful eyes, and to Ullis, whose philosophy is “why feel sad when you can feel happy instead”. With Ullis by her side, Jenna throws herself into a world of parties, booze, and boys. Finally, she can take her mind off all the dark stuff.
| Country | Sweden |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Duration | 85 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Lisa Siwe |
| Screenplay | Linn Gottfridsson |
| Director of Photography | Andréas Lennartsson |
| Music | Kalle Bäccman |
| Edited by | Michal Leszczylowski, Margareta Lagerqvist |
| Contact | Attraction Distribution |
Biography
A director, she graduated from the Drama Institute in Stockholm. During her studies, she gained attention for her film A Birthday and Other Disasters (Födelsedagar och andra katastrofer, 2000). She debuted with the award-winning drama Glowing Stars (I taket lyser stjärnorna, 2009). She's also made TV series.
Family, Growing Up, Friendship, Illness + Death, Relationships