Ali Abbasis's second feature is a love story in the borderland between reality and fantasy. Border centers around the Swedish customs officer Tina, who with an almost sixth sence, can smell smugglers. When she encounters the mysterious Tore, her life turns upside down, and she slowly begins to understand herself and her background. The film, based on a short story by the Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, is a dark modern fairy tale that mixes Nordic folklore with perspectives on how the society treats ”the other”, racism and social indifferences in the shape of a romantic drama never seen before on screen. The main cast consists of Eva Melander (Flocking, Sebbe) and Eero Milonoff (The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki).
Border is the first film to be announced in Carl International Film Festival's competitive programme Baltic Sea Competition. Ten films with a strong narrative and cinematic language that go hand in hand with the festival's values of openness and freedom will compete for the awards Best Director and Best Script. The prizes consist of 25,000 SEK each together with an exclusive prize statuette. The winners will be selected by a jury and announced at a ceremony on August 28.
The full festival program will be presented on August 7.
Carl International Film Festival will be held August 24 – 29 in Karlskrona, Sweden.
Border (2018)
Director: Ali Abbasi
Script: John Ajvide Lindqvist, Ali Abbasi, Isabella Eklöf
Cast: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson, Sten Ljunggren
Swedish distribution: TriArt Film
Opens Carl International Film Festival August 24
Swedish theatrical premiere August 31