W is a 2022 Finnish dystopian experimental film directed by Anna Eriksson. It premiered at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival out of competition.[1][2][3]
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 Official film poster | |
| Directed by | Anna Eriksson |
| Written by | Anna Eriksson |
| Produced by | Anna Eriksson |
| Starring | Anna Eriksson |
| Cinematography | Matti Pyykkö |
| Edited by | Anna Eriksson |
| Music by | Anna Eriksson |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Languages | French, Cantonese |
Cast
edit- Anna Eriksson as Madame Europe
- Hanna Trygg as nurse
- Jussi Parviainen as revolutionary
- Parco Lee as Chinese man-machine
- Jooseppi Pyykkö
- Iida Rauma as nurse
- Ninja Sarasalo as nurse
- Karina Kivilahti as nurse
- Kirsi Nisonen as nurse
- Marianna Uutinen as nurse
- Eeva Trygg as nurse
- Minttu Vesala as nurse
Plot
editIn a desolate, snowbound land, the dying Madame Europa desperately clings to life with the help of her enigmatic Chinese male companion. Meanwhile, within an icy institute, a group of nurses diligently continue their strange and seemingly senseless tasks until their trance is shattered by the arrival of a stranger.
Awards
editThe film received the Best Director, Best Actress (Anna Eriksson) and Best Art Direction awards at the 2023 Prague Independent Film Festival.[4]
At the 2023 Vienna Independent Film Festival the film received Best Feature Film and Best Film Score awards.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Marta Bałaga. "Anna Eriksson - Director of W - I was looking for truthful pain". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Anna Eriksson näytteli uuden elokuvansa pääroolin kivuliaassa rautapuvussa jäätävässä kylmyydessä: Voin kohdella itseäni tällä tavalla, en muita" [Anna Eriksson played the lead role in her new film in a painful iron suit in the freezing cold: I can treat myself this way, not others]. YLE (in Finnish).
- ^ "«W», un'Europa in decomposizione nel sogno malato di un corpo". IL Manifesto.
- ^ "The Winners of the Prague Independent Film Festival". WorldFilmGeek.
- ^ "Denis Kryuchkov's 'The Whirlpool' Wins Grand Prix at 8th Vienna Independent Film Festival". Vimooz.
