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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
She Monkeys (2011)
A modern western about control, sex and creatures. When Emma meets Cassandra, they initiate a relationship filled with physical and psychological challenges. Emma does whatever it takes to master the rules of the game. Lines are crossed and the stakes get higher and higher. Despite this, Emma can't resist the intoxicating feeling of total control.
| Country | Sweden |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Duration | 84 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Lisa Aschan |
| Screenplay | Josefine Adolfsson, Lisa Aschan |
| Director of Photography | Linda Wassberg |
| Music | Sami Sänpäkkilä |
| Edited by | Kristofer Nordin |
| Contact | The Swedish Film Institute |
Biography
A screenwriter and director, she graduated from the National Film School of Denmark and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. She's worked in TV and theater. She's garnered attention from a collection of fictional ads called Fuck the Rapist! and from short films. Her debut She Monkeys (Apflickorna, 2011) and drama The Deposit (Det vita Folket, 2015) have brought her international recognition and awards.
Drama, Gender, Sexuality + Identity, Youth, Friendship, Sports, Animals, Youth