Call Girl
Callgirl
Stockholm, 1976. While politicians talk about liberalising the laws on incest and paedophilia, 14-year-old Iris finds herself in a reception centre. There she meets a girl who works for a ‘madam’ with clients in the highest circles. Iris is soon a popular call girl herself.
The feature debut by Mikael Marcimain is based on a true scandal (in which Prime Minister Olof Palme also played a role) that was brushed under the carpet for a long time by Swedish authorities. But the film is about more than political intrigue; it also makes the hypocrisy of the free and easy 1970s painfully clear.
It’s fairly obvious that Marcimain was directing assistant on Tomas Alfredson’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The films share a cool tension and an incredible eye for detail. Cameraman Hoyte van Hoytema – who also shot Alfredson’s films – captured the atmosphere reminiscent of paranoia thrillers like All the President’s Men.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
- Year
- 2012
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 140'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
