Sanna Lenken
Comedy Queen
Sweden
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Best Actress in a Leading Role · Guldbaggen · 2023
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Handling
Sasha is about to turn 13 and dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian. She wants to make everyone laugh, especially her dad, who cries in the shower when he thinks no one hears. At home, everything reminds her of her mom, who is no longer alive, and behind her eyes, dangerous tears burn. But Sasha refuses to cry. In secret, she writes a list of everything she must do to survive the grief: shave her head, stop reading books, turn down the world's cutest puppy, and above all, become a Comedy Queen.
Production Facts
The film is directed by Sanna Lenken, who previously made the Guldbagge-nominated short films "Äta lunch" (2014) and "Nattbarn" (2018), and made her feature film debut with "Min lilla syster" (2015), for which she was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Guldbagge Awards, and won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Göteborg Film Festival's Grand Prix.
"Comedy Queen" is based on the novel of the same name by Jenny Jägerfeld, which has been praised by both readers and critics, winning the Children’s Book Prize and being nominated for the August Prize.
The film is produced by Rebecka Lafrenz ("Bert's Diary," "Cockpit," and the Guldbagge-winning "Sebbe") and Anna Anthony ("Jalla! Jalla!", "Becoming Astrid," and "Zozo"). Executive producers are Joshua Mehr and Pontus Edgren.
"Comedy Queen" is produced by FLX in co-production with Film i Väst, SF Studios, and SVT, with support from the Swedish Film Institute. SF Studios is the distributor in the Nordic region, and REinvent International Sales handles international sales.
Cast:
Sasha – Sigrid Johnson
Abbe – Oscar Töringe
Märta – Ellen Taure
Farmor – Anna Bjelkerud
Linn – Camila Bejarano Wahlgren
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1 award
Berlin International Film Festival — 2022
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1 award, 5 nominations
Guldbaggen — 2023