Beyond
Brief Synopsis
When Leena, a 34 year-old woman of Finnish origin living in Stockholm with her husband and two daughters, receives a phone call informing her of her mother's death in Ystad, her troubled past as a young girl raised by alcoholic parents comes back to haunt her.
Cast & Crew
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Pernilla August
Director
Noomi Rapace
Outi Mäenpää
Ville Virtanen
Tehilla Blad
Ola Rapace
Film Details
Also Known As
Bessere Zeiten, Reconciliation, Skyggesiden, Svinalanjorna, Svinalängorna, Svinestierne
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Finnish Film Foundation; Sveriges Television (Svt); Trustnordisk; Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company
Distribution Company
Filmwelt Verleih; Lumière Publishing; NFP Marketing & Distribution; Nordisk Film; Rialto Distribution; Sacher Film
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
When Leena, a 34 year-old woman of Finnish origin living in Stockholm with her husband and two daughters, receives a phone call informing her of her mother's death in Ystad, her troubled past as a young girl raised by alcoholic parents comes back to haunt her.
Director
Pernilla August
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Bessere Zeiten, Reconciliation, Skyggesiden, Svinalanjorna, Svinalängorna, Svinestierne
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Finnish Film Foundation; Sveriges Television (Svt); Trustnordisk; Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company
Distribution Company
Filmwelt Verleih; Lumière Publishing; NFP Marketing & Distribution; Nordisk Film; Rialto Distribution; Sacher Film
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2012
Based on the novel "Svinalängorna" by Susanna Alakoski; published by Albert Bonniers in 2006.
Released in United States 2011 (New Voices/New Visions)
Feature directorial debut for Pernilla August.
Released in United States 2012 (Awards Buzz : Best Foreign Language Film)
