Opponent (2023)

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Watch this film in the Mini Cinema in our Stockholm library

Original title	Motståndaren
Swedish release title	Motståndaren
International title	Opponent
Alternative title	دشمن (persiska)

Director	Milad Alami
Screenplay	Milad Alami
Producer	Annika Rogell
Director of Photography	Sebastian Winterø
Music	Jon Ekstrand Carl-Johan Sevedag
Production Designer	Ida Bjerch-Andresen Thomas Øyjordsbakken
Film Editor	Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Sound Design	Andreas Franck
Story Editor	Maria Clauss
Associate Producer	Stinna Lassen
Co-producer	Sandra Warg Peter Possne Anna Croneman Ruben Thorkildsen
Film Commissioner	Madeleine Ekman
Costume Designer	Ingjerd Meland
Make-up Design	Erica Spetzig
Other Crew	Rikard Waxin (scheduling first assistant director)

Payman Maadi	Iman
Marall Nasiri	Maryam
Björn Elgerd
Ardalan Esmaili

Production Company	Tangy AB
Copyright	Tangy AB	2023
Co-Production Company	Filmpool Nord AB
	Film i Väst AB
	Sveriges Television AB
	Ape&Bjørn
Advance allocations	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Triart Film AB	2023
Distributor outside of Sweden	Met Film Distribution	2023	(Storbritannien)
Sales	Indie Sales

"In the aftermath of a violent assault, a couple decides to leave everything and start over in another country, but their past won’t let go of them." (the production company's synopsis)

Certificate number	208887
Date	2022-12-13
Classification	Allowed from age 11
Grounds for decision	Framställningen innehåller inslag av misshandel, en närbild av en misshandlad mans blodiga ansikte samt en man som tänder eld på sig själv, vilket kan medföra stark rädsla och oro. Framställningen bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn under 11 år.

Aspect ratio	1.78:1
Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Frames per second	25
Length in minutes	94 min
Dialogue	Persian Swedish
Textad	Swedish

Festival showing	2023-02-18		Berlin	Germany		(Berlin Film Festival)
Release in Sweden	2023-03-31			Sweden
Cinema release in Sweden	2023-03-31			Sweden
TV showing	2024-04-19	SVT2		Sweden
VOD release	2024-04-19	SVT Play		Sweden		Antal dagar på SVT Play: 30

The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2024	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Marall Nasiri
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2023	Best Picture
	Stockholm	2023	Best Director	Milad Alami
	Stockholm	2023	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Payman Maadi
	Stockholm	2023	Best Screenplay	Milad Alami
	Stockholm	2023	Best Editing	Olivia Neergaard-Holm
	Stockholm	2023	Best Cinematography	Sebastian Winterø

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Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Motståndaren

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Opponent. A feature film screenplay by Milad Alami. 30 december 2020.
Extent	105 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Moståndaren. Ett långfilmsmanus av Milad Alami. 30. december 2020.
Extent	93 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	36 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	22 s.Tidsangivelser.
Language	Persian

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	35 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Musiklista
Extent	10 s.
Language	English

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	31 s.
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish