The Reunion (2013)

A famous artist isn't invited to her class reunion. She makes a film about what could've happened if she had gone there and confronted her bullies, and later shows that film to her former classmates.

Director:

Anna Odell

Writers:

Michael S. Kaufman, Anna Odell

Stars:

Anna Odell, Anders Berg, David Nordström

11 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Odell	...	Anna
Anders Berg	...	Anders
David Nordström	...	David
Erik Ehn	...	Erik
Fredrik Meyer	...	Fredrik
Kamila Benhamza	...	Camilla
Lena Mossegård	...	Lena
Malin Levanon	...	Malle (as Malin Vulcano)
Mikaela Ramel	...	Mikaela
Minna Treutiger	...	Minna
Niklas Engdahl	...	Nille
Rikard Svensson	...	Rikard
Robert Fransson	...	Robban
Sara Persson	...	Sara
Ulf Stenberg	...	Ulf

Storyline

Anna Odell, a famous artist, doesn't get an invitation to her class reunion. She then makes a film about what could have happened if she had gone to the reunion and confronted her former bullies. Later she shows the made-up filmed confrontation to her former classmates, and documents their reactions.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | eastern europe | reunion | f rated | telephone call | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The second half of the film is based on a true story.

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Goofs

In the first scene were Anna is running with Stockholm in the background (about 57 min), the image is mirrored. The view depicts Skeppsholmen from Katarinavägen, but Anna, that seems to be running eastwards, is approaching Gamla stan, which is to the west.

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Connections

References The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

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Soundtracks

Let X = X/IT Tango
Performed by Laurie Anderson
Music & Lyrics by Laurie Anderson
© Warner / Chappell Music Scandinavia AB

User Reviews

The definition of passive aggressive

So this is a revenge flick basically. But instead of blood and gore, you'll get awkward scenes with the antagonist and the protagonists. It kind of feels like when people get in their mid 30s and 50s they completely forget how children think and act. And all bullying is because the children are malevolent and evil.

This is one of those movies where it's not clear if the main character is really the hero, or if she is actually the villain. Using her newfound power -she now being a successful filmmaker. To take revenge on people that had unintentionally hurt her in the past.

The movie is so incredibly passive aggressive it's just mind blowing. And the storytelling is so incredibly one sided - her perspective of all the events that were bad in her childhood. She has zero empathy for her classmates as an adult, which is probably why she had no friends as a child.

But because this movie is about bullying, everyone must rate it super high. It deserves 3 stars out of 10, and that's for successful awkward scenes.

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

15 November 2013 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Anna Odell Untitled

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,397,518

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dagsljus Filmequipment, Film Stockholm, Filmregion Stockholm Mälardalen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1