Show Me Love
Fucking Åmål (released in some countries as 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 first 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 |
| contentLocation | Åmål |
| director | Lukas Moodysson |
| editor | Bernhard Winkler Michal Leszczylowski |
| events | Broken heart coming of age falling in love longing 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 |
| producer | Lars Jönsson |
| publisher | Sonet Film |
| theme | coming-of-age lgbt-related romantic comedy teen drama teen romance |