The Body Is a Lonely Place (2016)

Sweden, 10 min
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Basic facts

Media (2)

Original title Kroppen är en ensam plats
Film type Short
Category Documentary
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Awards
  • Nominated for the Guldbagge Award
  • Special Mention
  • Festival Award
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
  • Swedish
Swedish release 2016-12-14

Cast

Sanna Sundqvist

Bengt C.W. Carlsson

Plot summary

See life from inside an eating disorder. Filmmaker Ida Lindgren invites you to the forbidden universe that each anorectic conceals from the outside world. A sensory, intimate and rythmical...

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Titles

Original title
  • Kroppen är en ensam plats
Swedish release title
  • Kroppen är en ensam plats
International title
  • The Body Is a Lonely Place
Working title
  • Min värsta fiende och enda vän
  • Kroppen är en mycket ensam plats (andra arbetstitel)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Sound Design
Assistant Director
Production Assistant
Film Commissioner

Cast

- Medverkande:
Sanna Sundqvist
Bengt C.W. Carlsson

Companies

Production Company Idali Images
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Folkets Bio AB 2016

Plot summary

See life from inside an eating disorder. Filmmaker Ida Lindgren invites you to the forbidden universe that each anorectic conceals from the outside world. A sensory, intimate and rythmical depiction of a medical condition.

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 203857
Date 2016-08-11
Classification Allowed from age 7
Grounds for decision framställningen innehåller inslag av en tung tematik och en dramatisk och oroväckande beskrivning av en ätstörning vilket bedöms kunna medföra oro och vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn under 7 år.


Technical specifications

Length in minutes 10 min


Release dates

Festival showing 2016-01-30 Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 10 min 39:e Göteborg International Film Festival.
2016-03-12 Victoria 2 Stockholm Sweden 10 min Tempo dokumentärfestival, 2016.
2016-10-24 Slottsbiografen Uppsala Sweden 10 min 35:e Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestival, 2016.
Release in Sweden 2016-12-14 Sweden

Awards

Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2017 Best Short Film
Special Mention Berlin 2016 (Hedersomnämnande i Generation 14plus-sektionen av ungdomsjuryn.)
Berlin 2016 (Hedersomnämnande i Generation 14plus-sektionen av den internationella juryn.)
Festival Award Stockholm 2016 (Tempo Short Award, Tempo Dokumentärfestival 2016, Sverige)

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 Digitalt tilläggsmaterial
Carrier type EXTRAS


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dialogue list. The body is a lonely Place. English.
Extent 5 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dialoglista. Kroppen är en ensam plats.
Extent 3 s. + för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language Swedish


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


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