Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Joakim Schröder | ... | Robban |
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Sebastian Håkansson | ... | Alexander |
Niclas Wahlgren | ... | Kim | |
Ulrika Örn | ... | Mia | |
Magnus Uggla | ... | Kristoffer | |
Dominik Henzel | ... | Sudden | |
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Niels Jensen | ... | Jeppe |
Ewa Fröling | ... | Robban's mother | |
Ulf Brunnberg | ... | Manager | |
Lasse Strömstedt | ... | Mia's father | |
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Rebecca Pawlo | ... | Policewoman |
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Christer Melén | ... | Member of 'Barn' |
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Magnus Hedström | ... | Member of 'Barn' |
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Per Åkerlund | ... | Member of 'Barn' |
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Jean Frédéric Axelsson | ... | Member of 'Barn' |
Three friends, Robban, Alexander and Kim has just left the compulsory school, and now they consider themselves grown-up and mature, being 16 years old. During the summer holiday they also get a bit of experience of the world: Robban becomes a full-time drug addict, Alexander plays in a rock band but leaves it and Kim is desperate to get the girl of his dreams. Written by Mattias Thuresson
G stands for 'gemenskap', which is Swedish for fellowship, the feeling of togetherness. This is the message of the movie - together we can help each other stay on the right path. Cute, but not exactly revolutionary news - not to mention its omitting of how difficult it actually is to feel togetherness, when things get complicated.
But in this movie, nothing is allowed to get complicated. We meet a few teens with very teenish problems, in their most over-simplified form, and see how they first succumb to different kinds of temptation, but later - yes, with the help of each other - manage to get free of them. It's all as easy as bread-in-a-box.
Of course, such simplified dilemmas and solutions function only with a moral which is just as simple - and it needs to be intolerant and conformist. Silly, too.
The film was a huge hit with teens, when first released - although it tried to teach them to 'stay in school' in every way. Critics despised it, for good reasons. Now, time has kindly been transporting it toward oblivion.
But one anomaly remains to be considered with this movie: With such an uncool moral oozing from it, how could it be a hit with the kids? Was it because the adult world expressed its contempt for it? That, teens can always relate to.