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Show Me Love, 1998

Starring: Alexandra Dahlstrom, Rebecca Liljeberg

Directed by: Lukas Moodysson

Written by: Lukas Moodysson

Language: Swedish

Country: Sweden, Denmark

Runtime: 89 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.8

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Show Me Love can be described as bittersweet, clever, and sexual. The plot revolves around coming out, teenage love, and self discovery. The main genres are drama, foreign, and romance. In terms of style, Show Me Love stars a strong female character. In approach, it is realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. Show Me Love is located in Sweden. It takes place in the 1990s. The movie has received attention for being a Berlin festival winner and critically acclaimed. Show Me Love is well suited for a girls' night and teens. Note that it involves sexual content.

Summary of Show Me Love

Elin and Agnes are a pair of teenage girls trapped in the small town of Amal, an isolated place where nothing ever happens. Elin is teased for being an outsider, but she doesn't realize that Agnes has a crush on her. After an accidental kiss, the two girls must learn about themselves and their identities. A touching and honest story about growing up in a confusing world, this movie became the highest-grossing movie of all time in Sweden. Originally titled F------ AMAL.

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Language:	Swedish
Country:	Sweden, Denmark
Release date:	3 June 1999
Runtime:	89 min

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Alexandra Dahlstrom

as Elin Olsson

Rebecca Liljeberg

as Agnes Ahlberg

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Salon.com

Isn't a good movie. It's drab, visually ugly and a little pokey...but the two heroines are so recognizable as real girls, and the young actresses who play them are so appealing, that you keep rooting for these kids. Full Review

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by: Charles Taylor

The New York Times

The film has some charm and a winning simplicity but not an iota of depth. Full Review

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by: Anita Gates

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I watched this film Instantly (streaming) and I liked it very much. A coming of age film that does not end in suicide or someone maiming themselves. It was a sweet movie, the cast is attractive and the photography is great. And it is the kind of... Read and rate it

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