Babylonsjukan (2004)

Young woman with a dead-end job and no apartment moves in with a slacker and his friends.

Director:

Daniel Espinosa

Writer:

Clara Fröberg

Stars:

Nina Wähä, Paulina Hawliczek, Mikael Wranell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nina Wähä	...	Maja
Paulina Hawliczek	...	Pauline
Mikael Wranell	...	Jonny
Kalled Mustonen	...	Mattias
Gustav Deinoff	...	Anders
Jonatan Rodriguez	...	Ramiro, friend of Mattias'
Per Burell	...	Niklas Gustavsson
David Dencik	...	Stefan
Gustaf Skarsgård	...	Olle, Maja's boyfriend
Georgi Staykov	...	Pauline's father
Malgorzata Pieczynska	...	Pauline's mother
Andrea Macchiavelli	...	Ramiro's mother
César Sarachu	...	Ramiro's father (as Cesar Sarachu)
Tobias Kronqvist	...	Jacob, Maja's boss
Andreas Svensson	...	Man from 'Nytt Sverige'

Storyline

When Maja's boyfriend travels to India for a couple of months, she is left with no place to stay. She becomes a lodger of Mattias, a young unemployed man with a group of slacker friends and a 'cease the day' attitude to life. At first terrified by their irresponsibility, she is soon attracted to Mattias.

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Plot Keywords:

swedish lifestyle | eastern europe | apartment | teenage boy | roommate | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Features The English Patient (1996)

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Soundtracks

Chillin (Like Matt Dillon)
Lyrics and Music written by Jens Resch, Sipho Sithole, Timbuktu (as Jason Diakité) and Måns Asplund
Sung by Jens Resch (as Chords)

User Reviews

The Babylon Disease

'Babylonsjukan' (The Babylon Disease) is a film about 20 something Maja who is an average middle class girl in Stockholm. Her boyfriend Olle is, like many neo-hippie-wannabes before him, leaving for India for six weeks and Maja has nowhere to live. Olle helps her move in with his friend Mattias, where she's given the kitchen as her bedroom and from there the story takes off.

The plot develops and while humor is a large ingredient there's a refreshing credibility (repeat after me Hollywood- creedibiiility) to it and any Western-European under 40 can easily relate to the issues of the film. It has some more intense moments as well and is given a twist by referring to the riots at the EU top meeting in Gothenburg in June, 2001. The actors are all unestablished but for enthusiasts of new Swedish film the guy who plays Olle can be seen in the Academy Award nominated film 'Ondskan' (Evil). All in all it's a sweet film anchored in every-day very early 21th century Stockholm.

Details

Country:

Sweden Denmark

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Babylon Disease

Filming Locations:

Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film Production

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1