Stepfather and the Demon (2006)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Styvfar och demonen |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Documentary |
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Plot summary
How does one grow up to be a balanced person in the shadow of a self-centered and flighty stepfather? Jasper Lake’s intimate documentary is much more than a public therapy session about a...
Titles
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Crew
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Companies
| Production Company | Zingo Film & TV AB | ||
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| Advance allocations | Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | 2005 | |
| Sales | Zingo Film & TV AB |
Plot summary
How does one grow up to be a balanced person in the shadow of a self-centered and flighty stepfather? Jasper Lake’s intimate documentary is much more than a public therapy session about a father-son relationship: it is a journey to happiness, a lesson in living in the moment and in taking responsibility. Meeting Alexander, the stepfather who raises emotions, after years of separation is an eye-opening experience for the director. His preconceptions and attitude change, and the stepfather starts to transform from a menace into a friend.
In the film, Lake does not merely acquaint himself with his stepfather and his lifestyle. He also learns about himself by confronting his greatest demons: meeting his stepfather teaches Lake to face his fears and to turn hardship into a triumph. Working out one relationship gives a spark for mending others, too: Alexander decides to meet his own father after 20 years. The idea of having courage to face one’s demons becomes reality.
Technical specifications
| Frames per second | 24 |
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| Length in minutes | 67 min |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 2006-11-13 | Zita 2 | Stockholm | Sweden | 67 min | (DigiBeta, Tempo Dokumentärfestival) |
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Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | Video tape digital |
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| Carrier type | DVCAM (PAL) |
| Element type | Video tape digital |
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| Carrier type | Digital Betacam (PAL) |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Carrier type | ProRes |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Carrier type | ProRes |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Styvfar & demonen. Av Jasper lake. Manus och dialoglista. |
| Extent | 10 s. + 3 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista. |
| Language | Swedish |
