Metropia (2009)

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Original title	Metropia
Swedish release title	Metropia
International title	Metropia

Director	Tarik Saleh
Screenplay	Stig Larsson Fredrik Edin Tarik Saleh
Story	Tarik Saleh Martin Hultman Fredrik Edin
Producer	Kristina Åberg
Production Manager	Peter Lewis (Boulder Media) Anne Tweedy (Boulder Media)
Line Producer	Jon Wigfield
Director of Photography	Stefan Lind (as Sesse Lind)
Music	Krister Linder
Film Editor	Johan Söderberg
Production Mixer	Jonas Jansson (röstinspelning - Ljudligan) David Österberg (röstinspelning - Ljudligan) Eddie Simonsen (röstinspelning - Mainstream) Mikael Frithiof (röstinspelning - Red Pipe Sound Design) Brandon Howlett (röstinspelning - Levels Audio Post)
Sound Design	Eddie Simonsen
Animation	Isak Gjertsen (chefsanimatör) Elinor Bergman Jakob Bastviken Daniel Damm Lindor Tidäng Marcus Ottosson Jens Jonathan Gulliksen Erik Wernquist Andreas Örhalmi Erik Rosenlund Susanne Sturesson Stefan Gustafsson Charlotte Worsaae Nielsen Karolina Brobäck Kristoffer Drageset Andreas Lindmark Patrik Lindberg Per Cardell Ed Smith (kompletterande - Boulder Media) Paul O'Flanagan (kompletterande - Boulder Media) Dave O'Sullivan (kompletterande - Boulder Media) Fran Johnston (kompletterande - Boulder Media) Borja Chicarro (kompletterande - Boulder Media)
Assistant to the Director	Kaspar Christophersen Marcus Lindeen
Advisor	Lisa Taube (finansiell rådgivare)
Technical Advisor	Svante Tidholm (support) Henrik Nordin (support) Norbert Fabo (support)
Story Editor	Dennis Magnusson David Wingate Amber Morris Yaba Holst
Associate Producer	Mikael Olsen (Zentropa) Eric Vogel (Tordenfilm) Gunnar Carlsson (Sveriges Television) Tomas Eskilsson (Film i Väst) Suzanne Glansborg (Canal+) Birgitta Holmar (Sandrew Metronome)
Production Coordinator	Anna Zander Annelie Persson (kompletterande - USA)
Location Manager	Nima Bonan (Paris) Katja Arend (Berlin)
Project Coordinator	Malin Ekerstedt
Production Assistant	Hanna Storby (Atmo) Joanna Mikolajczyk (as Joanna Zofia Bard Mikolajczyk) (Zentropa) Lars Bang (Zentropa) Tobias F. Dahl (as Tobias Fønsskov Dahl) (Zentropa) Kalle Söderberg
Casting	Ulrika Wåhlström
Location Scout	Jan Jörnmark Niklas Carlsund
Production Accountant	Pia Janols
Unit Publicist	Erika Wasserman
Film Commissioner	Peter Gustafsson (as Peter "Piodor" Gustafsson) (Svenska Filminstitutet) Mette Damgaard-Sørensen (Det Danske Filminstitut) Elin Erichsen (Norsk Filmfond) Eva Færevaag (Nordisk Film & TV fond) Per Nielsen (Svenska Filminstitutet)
Post Production Supervisor	Marinella Angusti (dialogläggning) Ian Walsh Dave Barnard (rådgivare)
Compositor	Kristian Bjureby (supervisor) Martin Malm (head of compositing) Finlay Hogg Julian Nazario Vargas Florentin Ionita Robert Eskekärr Karolina Brobäck Josefine Truedsson Loka Vegborn Simon Martinsson Loka Vegborn (effekter) Bo Nordin (effekter) Leonardo Sedevcic (effekter) Alina Constantin (effekter)
Digital Grading	Ian Bach
Visual Effects	Patrik Lindberg (rigger) Bo Nordin (rigger) Lindor Tidäng (rigger) Per Cardell (rigger) Alina Constantin (rigger) Andreas Lindmark (rigger) Leonardo Sedevcic (rigger)
Propman	Apa (design) Erik Åberg (design) Hanna Storby Sofie Dillon Anja Cronberg
Costume Designer	Hanna Storby Sofie Dillon Anja Cronberg
Make-up Supervisor	Lillis Hemmingsson
Hair Stylist	Lillis Hemmingsson
Sound Editor	Hans Møller
Foley	Torben Greve Rune Palving (inspelning)
Sound Effects Editor	Jakob Garfield
Trainee	Dennis Olsson Cristina Bergman Samira Zayane Yasser Davari Anders Dahlström (animation) Sebastian Ljungdahl (animation)
Design	Martin Hultman (concept design)
Character Design	Maria Trovatten (senior character designer) Regina Dubiel (senior character designer) Jonas Dahlström (senior character designer) Anders Karlén Jim Tegman Finn Hallin Måns Adolfsson
Directing Animator	Christian Ryltenius Chang Li-Chuan (assistent) Robert Cullen (kompletterande - Boulder Media)
Backgrounds	Erik Fhölenhag (as Erik Holmquist) David Giese Leonardo Sedevcic
Layout	Karolina Brobäck (senior layout artist) David Giese Josefine Truedsson (rough layout) Andreas Örhalmi (rough layout)
Layout Artist	Karl-Johan Forss
Storyboard	Christian Ryltenius (storyboard artist) Chang Li-Chuan (assistent) Andreas Örhalmi (kompletterande)
Art Director	Martin Hultman
Graphic Design	Jonas Dahlström (kompletterande)
Translation	Amber Morris (manusöversättning)
Legal Advisor	Poa Strömberg
Other Crew	Malin Ekerstedt (animation studio coordinator) Isak Gjertsen (animation supervising technical director) Lalo (supervisor - Klippegangen) Helen Juhl (as Helen Juul) (coordinator - Klippegangen) Henrik Erik Lind (operatör - Klippegangen) Therese Elfström (promo editor) Ulrik Södergren (färgkalibrering - DigitalFotografen) Hans Lönnerheden (completion bond)
Thanks to	Erik Gandini Lars Rodvaldr Abdalla Saleh Jonas Munoz Daniel Karlsson Karl Fredrik Ulfung Katarina Krave Dubrilla Ekerlund Peter Dalle Jonas Karlsson Johan Ulveson Kalle Westerdahl Dan Josefsson Linda Beath Christian Lönnholm Monica Andrae Alinée Candan Jesper Kouthoofd Max Hagelstam Ann Lagerström Monica Friss de Kereki (as Monica Friss) Hugo Carlén Perniclas Bedow Fredrik Zander Aidin Abedi Mattias Nyberg Frederick Hjärne Anders Cardell Nina Lindén Daniel Fridell Dilnarin Demirbag (as Dee Demirbag) Fredrik Jonsäter (as Frippe Jonsäter) Lena Rehnberg Olle Johansson Åberg

-	Röster:
Vincent Gallo	Roger
Juliette Lewis	Nina
Udo Kier	Ivan Bahn
Stellan Skarsgård	Ralph Parker
Alexander Skarsgård	Stefan
Sofia Helin	Anna
Shanti Roney	Karl
Fares Fares	Firaz
Fredrik Eddari (as Fredrik Eddahri)	Mehmet
Doreen Månsson	asylum tv-hostess
Indy Neidell	Wayne Marshal
Joanna Mikolajczyk (as Joanna Zofia Bard Mikolajczyk)	metro voice
Goran Marjanović	asylum seeker
Magnus Skogsberg (as Magnus Skogsberg Tear)	Roger's boss
Lotta Bromé	news anchor
Annelie Persson	Trexx commercial
Sandra Mansson (as Sandy Mansson)	office gossip
Michael Mansson	old man buying ticket
Jon Wigfield	annoying customer
Celestine Davidsson	övrig röst
Michel Voss	övrig röst
David Lenneman	övrig röst
Iacopo Patierno	övrig röst
Leonardo Sedevcic	övrig röst
Krister Linder	övrig röst
Mikael Olsen	övrig röst
-	Fotoförlaga:
Håkan Hederstedt	Roger och Stefan
Åke Lundqvist	Nina
Linda Romanazzi	Ivan Bahn
David Granath	Ralph Parker
Maria Sonali	Anna
Parvineé Levinsson	Anna

Production Company	Atmo Metro AB
Co-Production Company	Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
	Zentropa Entertainments5 ApS
	Norsk Rikskringkasting
	Tordenfilm AS
	Sveriges Television AB
	Film i Väst AB
	Canal+ Television AB
	Oy Yleisradio Ab
Advance allocations	Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe
	Nordisk Film & TV Fond
	Norsk Filmfond
	Det Danske Filminstitut
	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2007-03-16
	Film Gävleborg
Planning allocations	MEDIA Programme of the European Community
	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Atlantic Film AB	2010
Distributor in Sweden	Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB	2009
Post Production Company	Klippegangen ApS
Recording Studio	Ljudligan AB
	Mainstream ApS
	Red Pipe Sound Design AB
	Levels Audio Post Inc.
Animation	Slugger Film AB		(storyboard & Animatic)
	Boulder Media Ltd.
Animation Studio	Filmtecknarna F. Animation AB		(green screen studio)
	Fido Film AB		(green screen studio)
Insurance	Media Insurance Brokers ApS
Completion Bond	Film Finances Scandinavia ApS
Production Accountant	Filmekonomi AB
	ATN All Together Now AB
Sales	Trust Nordisk ApS

Metropia is set in a not so distant, terrifying Europe. The world is running out of oil and the underground networks has been connected, creating a gigantic web underneath Europe. Roger from Farsta (a suburb of Stockholm) tries to stay away from the underground. He thinks it's unpleasant and he sometimes hears strange voices in his head. One day Roger finds out that his life is controlled in every detail. He tries to break free. To succeed he needs super model Nina to help him. Or is it maybe Nina that needs Roger?

Censorship number	146957
Date	2009-07-15
Classification	Allowed from age 11
Original length	2338 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 485, 510, 529, 527, 287.

Censorship number	146956
Date	2009-07-15
Classification	Allowed from age 11
Grounds for decision	Den genomgående hotfulla stämningen, några hot- och våldsscener och särskilt scenerna där människor sprängs i stycken samt en man skjuts i huvudet medför att filmen bedöms kunna orsaka psykisk skada hos barn under 11 år.

Aspect ratio	1.85:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Dolby Digital
Colour type	Colour
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2338 meter
Length in minutes	85 min
Reels	5 reels

Festival showing	2009-11-20	Skandia	Stockholm	Sweden	86 min	20th Stockholm International Film Festival.
	2009-11-22	Sture 1	Stockholm	Sweden	86 min	20th Stockholm International Film Festival.
	2009-11-23	Grand 1	Stockholm	Sweden	86 min	20th Stockholm International Film Festival.
Release in Sweden	2009-11-27			Sweden
Festival showing	2010-02-04	Roy	Gothenburg	Sweden	85 min	33:e Göteborg Film Festival.
DVD release	2010-05-05			Sweden
TV showing	2012-01-01	SVT2		Sweden
	2016-11-17	SVT2		Sweden

Original title	Trans-Europe Express
Composer	Ralf Hütter	(1977)
Lyrics	Ralf Hütter	(1977)
	Emil Schult	(1977)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	Look at Me
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	Wrong Hands
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	An Instrument of Harm
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	I Have a Plan To Put an End to All of This
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	Shampoo and Brain Wash
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	You Were Just Thinking
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	I Don't Need Anybody
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	The Hermit
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	Charger (Metropia Remix)
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

Original title	Dare
Composer	Krister Linder	(2009)
Performed by	Krister Linder

The Lorens Award	Gothenburg	2010		Kristina Åberg
The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2010	Best Achievement	Isak Gjertsen	(För att ha skapat de tekniska förutsättningarna för en magisk upplevelse i filmen Metropia)
Festival Award	Ris-Orangis	2010			(Juryns specialpris/Special jury's award, 12e Festival du Cinéma Européen en Essonne, Frankrike)
	Stockholm	2009		Krister Linder	(Jameson film music award, 20th Stockholm International Film Festival)

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Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2330

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Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2352

Element type	Print
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Element type	Low contrast print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Metropia (former Metro). By Stig Larsson/Fredrik Edin/Tarik Saleh. Version 2.6 by Tarik Saleh. For Atmo/Kristina Åberg. 2007.
Extent	90 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Metropia. Version 2.9. Av Stig Larsson / Fredrik Edin / Tarik Saleh.
Extent	94 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Metropia. v 3.2. Av Stig Larsson / Fredrik Edin / Tarik Saleh.
Extent	95 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Metro. Av Fredrik Edin, Stig Larsson, Tarik Saleh. Version 9.1. 2006.
Extent	89 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	The metro. Av Stig Larsson / Fredrik Edin / Tarik Saleh. Version 9.1.
Extent	92 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Metropia.
Extent	93 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Metro. Vers. 10.2.
Extent	93 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Metropia (former Metro). By Stig Larsson/FredrikEdin/Tarik Saleh. Version 12.1 by Stig Larsson and Tarik Saleh. 2007.
Extent	97 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Metropia dialogue list.
Extent	53 s. + 18 s. produktionsuppgifter, eftertext och musiklista.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Metropia
Extent	71 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Metropia.Dialogue list.
Extent	47 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Metropia. By Fredrik Edin, Stig Larsson, Tarik Saleh. Revisions. English version 5.0 Voice recording. 10th December 2007.
Extent	78 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	The metro. Av Stig Larsson, Fredrik Edin, Tarik Saleh.
Extent	93 s.
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Misc.prints
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck

Type	Program folio
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English