Show Me Love
Show Me Love is a 1998 Swedish romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Rebecka Liljeberg and Alexandra Dahlström as two seemingly disparate teenage girls who begin a tentative romantic relationship. The film was released theatrically in Sweden on 23 October 1998, and premiered internationally at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Two girls, Agnes and Elin, attend school in the small town of Åmål, Sweden. Elin is outgoing and popular but finds her life unsatisfying and dull. Agnes, by contrast, has no real friends and is constantly depressed. Agnes is in love with Elin but cannot find any way to express it.
Awards
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| author | Lukas Moodysson |
|---|---|
| award | Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film Greta |
| contentLocation | Åmål |
| director | Lukas Moodysson |
| editor | Bernhard Winkler Michal Leszczylowski |
| events | coming of age falling in love longing lovesickness self-acceptance |
| genre | comedy-drama political romance |
| keywords | birthday party climactic climax come out cut cutting herself drink force hitchhike lesbian older sister out outgo self-harm shout small town solve stockholm trap two girls |
| musicBy | Per Gessle |
| nomination | European Film Award for Best Film International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Lars Jönsson |
| publisher | Sonet Film |
| theme | coming-of-age independent lgbt-related romantic comedy teen drama teen romance |