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Original title Avsked
Film type Short
Category Fiction
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Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 2021-08-23

Plot summary

Agnes and Ellen have lived together since 1950 and have always joked about dying together. But one day their fantasy is shattered, and this is where Agnes’s story begins. What is she prepared...

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Plot summary

Agnes and Ellen have lived together since 1950 and have always joked about dying together. But one day their fantasy is shattered, and this is where Agnes’s story begins. What is she prepared to do to make her dream come true?

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 116450
Date 1976-12-20
Classification Suitable for all audiences


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.78:1
Sound type Sound
Colour type Colour
Frames per second 25
Length in minutes 5 min
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Release dates

Release in Sweden 2021-08-23 Sweden
TV showing 2021-08-23 SVT2 Sweden

Awards

Festival Award Toronto 2021 (bästa kortfilm / Best Short Film, LGBTQ Toronto Film Festival, Kanada)

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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

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