Storm (2005)

Directors:

Måns Mårlind
Björn Stein

Writer:

Måns Mårlind

Release Date:

20 January 2006 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

You may have forgotten your past, but it hasn't forgotten you...

Plot:

DD is a smug fellow, almost 30 years of age, who can manage all by himself. At least that's what he thinks...

Plot Keywords:

Wilhelm Scream

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Eric Ericson	...	Donny 'DD' Davidson
Eva Röse	...	Lova
Jonas Karlsson	...	The man in suit
Lina Englund	...	The Assistant
Peter Engman	...	Cabbie
Karl Norrhäll	...	Jeppon (as Karl Norhäll)
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Malin
Matias Varela	...	Knugen (as Matias Padin Varela)
Joel Kinnaman	...	Bartender
Per Ragnar	...	Vakthavande
Sasha Becker	...	Helena
Adam Lundgren	...	DD
Oscar Åkermo	...	DD - liten
Christian Rinmad	...	Ronny (as Christian Hollbrink)
Niclas Larsson	...	Ronny, liten
Victor Ström	...	Mormon
Sofia Hvittfeldt	...	Katta
Jim Ramel Kjellgren	...	Spelare / gamer (son Kjellgren) (as Jim J)
Mikael Fredriksson	...	Mobbare
Marcus Gummesson	...	Mobbare
Henrik Hofling	...	Mobbare
Christoffer von Reis	...	Bög 1
Robert Jitzmark	...	Bög 2
Jens Ekbom	...	Älskande man
Ann-Sofie Lundin	...	Älskande kvinna
Freddi Lindkvist	...	Polis
Jesper Malmberg	...	Polis
Niklas Persson	...	Polis / police
Jörgen Berthage	...	Goon
Martin Blad	...	Goon
Carl-Johan Kihlbom	...	Goon #1
Andreas Ljung	...	Goon
Anders Simonsson	...	Goon
Victor Smedinge	...	Goon
Magnus Stenius	...	Goon
Olle Toftenow	...	Goon
Johannes Wikström	...	Goon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mikael Brolin	...	Goon
Janne Lindqvist	...	Goon (uncredited)
Katarina Sandström	...	Herself / Newsreporter (uncredited)
Katia Winter	...	Bargirl (uncredited)

Directed by
Måns Mårlind		(as Mårlind)
Björn Stein		(as Stein)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Måns Mårlind

Produced by
Serina Björnbom	....	line producer
Lena Rehnberg	....	executive producer
Karl Fredrik Ulfung	....	producer

Original Music by
Carl-Michael Herlöfsson

Cinematography by
Linus Sandgren		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Björn Stein

Casting by
David Färdmar
Karolina Karlsson
Anette Mandoki

Production Design by
Roger Rosenberg

Costume Design by
Liz Botes

Makeup Department
Madeleine Gaterud	....	assistant makeup artist
Therese Sandersson	....	assistant makeup artist
Kaj Steveman	....	special makeup effects artist
Jessica Svensson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Teza Holmberg	....	production manager
Marie Lagerkvist	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Jarnhed	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mikael Back	....	carpenter
Rickard Grönvall	....	painter
Klas Jansson	....	carpenter
Sebastian Jansson	....	carpenter
Per Johansson	....	painter
Sofie Kinngard	....	painter
Sara-Tuva Kippel	....	property master
Theresia Knevel	....	property master
Maja Lidsheim	....	set dresser
Brahma Lilja	....	carpenter
Frida Rapp	....	assistant art director
Linus Sandgren	....	storyboard artist
Johan Sjölin	....	construction manager
Frank Zandhoff	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Eddie Axberg	....	sound
Petter Fladeby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Baard H. Ingebretsen	....	supervising dialogue editor
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound
Stefan Larsson	....	sound
Tormod Ringnes	....	sound designer
Tormod Ringnes	....	supervising sound editor
Ad Stoop	....	sound
Erik S. Watland	....	dialogue editor
Erik S. Watland	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Karl-Johan Fröjd	....	special effects coordinator
Johan Johansson	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Aksel Jermstad	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Mikael Brolin	....	stunts
Janne Lindqvist	....	stunts
Peter Lundberg	....	fight choreographer
Peter Lundberg	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Lundberg	....	stunt driver
Peter Lundberg	....	stunts
Christian Niklasson	....	stunts assistant
Martin Zetterlund	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Erik Andersson	....	clapper loader
Martin Bergenström	....	grip
Claudio Fransson	....	assistant grip
Fredrik Gard	....	best boy
Bengt Grewin	....	electrician
Johan Helmer	....	focus puller
Daniel Keith	....	best boy
Kent Kääntä	....	gaffer
Joel Olsson	....	Steadicam operator
Calle Tersmeden	....	grip
Alexandru Timosca	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Magnus Bengtsson	....	extras casting
Sanna Lenken	....	extras casting (as Susanna Lenken)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Lundquist	....	assistant costumer

Editorial Department
Peter Gustafsson	....	assistant editor
Robert Lang	....	inter-negative scanning
Camilla Holst Vea	....	film scanning

Other crew
Linnea E. Almqvist	....	runner
Mathias Berggren	....	legal counsel
Linnea Eskilsson	....	runner
Maria Felt	....	stand-in: Lova
Martin Forster	....	production assistant
Josefin Jakobson	....	runner
Pia Janols	....	production accountant
Marie Lagerkvist	....	production coordinator
Thomas Lee	....	runner
Sanna Lenken	....	production assistant (as Susanna Lenken)
Hans Lönnerheden	....	completion bond
Jonas Ohlsson	....	location supervisor
Susanne Ruben	....	location manager

Thanks
Isobel Gardner	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Breidablick Film AB

Distributors

• Force Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Mandala Films (2006) (Mexico) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Videorama (2007) (Greece) (all media)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (TV) (FST5)

Other Companies

• Rolands Hörna Casting  casting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Elmia, Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden

Company:

Breidablick Film AB

Trivia:

The scene in which DD enters a huge room full of computers, and talks to a guy who plays a computer game called "Storm", was shot in November 2004 on the world's largest computer festival, "Dreamhack", arranged every year in Sweden with over 6000 participants. Director Björn Stein thought that the festival would act as a cool and spectacular environment that would fit perfectly into the film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When searching on Google for the words found on the matchbox he received from Lova, DD gets a single hit. This link is marked in purple, indicating that he had already visited it.

Movie Connections:

References Akira (1988)

Something new in Swedish cinema

I just got home from the world premiere of this movie, and this is the first time I have seen a Swedish action movie with sci-fi elements that does not come off as quaint or just outright bad. This is a very smart movie that, while all you see is not fully explained, the right things are, and it manages to weave different parts of the story together quite nicely.

There is realism and depth (and pain!) in the psychological side of the movie, and I particularly like how the characters evolve over time - the storytelling technique works very well.

I also like Jonas Karlsson's acting - his character could easily have become cliché or cheesy (there is something with Swedish that just isn't as cool as English, when doing this type of movie), but he avoids these traps and pulls it off with class. In general the acting, in its genre, is better than most Swedish movies that try to be this cool. Because Storm is cool.

I heard this movie being put forward as a "Swedish Matrix", and while the two movies differ quite a lot, and the Matrix obviously had a much bigger budget, the comparison is not completely unwarranted since they both tell parallel stories in clever ways and play with our perception of what a normal life is. Storm tells its tale on a much more personal scale, and it does it excellently.