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.
- Director
- Mikael Marcimain
- Countries of production
- Sweden, Ireland, Norway, Finland
- Year
- 2012
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 140'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Callgirl
- Languages
- Swedish, English
- Producer
- Mimmi Spång
- Production Company
- Garagefilm International
- Sales
- TrustNordisk
- Screenplay
- Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten
- Cinematography
- Hoyte van Hoytema
- Editor
- Kristofer Nordin
- Production Design
- Lina Nordqvist, Michael Higgins
- Sound Design
- Petter Fladeby, Per Nyström
- Music
- Mattias Bärjed
- Cast
- Pernilla August, Sofia Karemyr
- Local Distributor
- Lumière
- Website
- http://www.trustnordisk.com/film/2012-call-girl