Dear Alice (2010)
"För kärleken" (original title)

Director:

Othman Karim

Writers:

Linda Aronson (dramaturge), Othman Karim (screenplay),

Stars:

Mina Azarian, Evamaria Björk, Cecilia Borssén

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mina Azarian	...	Affärs innehavare
Evamaria Björk	...	Mona
Cecilia Borssén	...	Lärarinnan
Tobias Borvin	...	Richard
Ulf Brunnberg	...	Bosse Krantz
Jörgen Darfelt	...	Polisinspektören
Caroline Davidsson	...	TV receptionist
Ella Ejiofor	...	Maya Said
Hugo Emretsson	...	Polis 2
Sten Erici	...	Bankman
Mia Florberger	...	Tomas sekreterare
Gabiel Jari Flores	...	Man 1 Socialkontor
Peter Gardiner	...	Moses Said
Rigmor Grönwall	...	receptionist Socialen
Danny Glover	...	Franzis Namazi

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish English

Release Date:

9 July 2010 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Dear Alice

Company Credits

Production Co:

Europa Post Production, Film i Skåne, Greta Film AB

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Ambitious!

In many ways, the plot in this movie closely resembles Crash (2004). Prejudice is rife, tensions arise slowly and climaxes around a horrific traffic accident. Generally, Swedish society is generally believed to be pretty low on racial prejudice, at least that is the picture painted in the general media. However, director (and immigrant) Othman Karim wants to show another Sweden in this movie.

Most Swedes in this movie are generally portrayed as cold, greedy, distant and indifferent. The notable exception is the African man portrayed by Danny Glover, who is nice to everybody but encounters hostility wherever he goes.

The movie is stylish and contains many beautifully shot scenes, not often seen in Swedish movies. Though the plot is flawed and incoherent and the quality of the acting is both high and low, it is apparent that this is one of the more ambitious movies made in Sweden in recent years, and though it has its flaws it is pretty entertaining and well worth watching.