Gabriela Pichler and Johan Lundborg’s Painkiller is nominated in Canneseries, Short Form Competition. Jens Jonsson and Johan Lundin’s 8 Months has been selected for Series Mania, International Panorama. Both drama series are co-produced with Film i Väst.
Painkiller
Painkiller is the story of Dijana – a proud Balkan-mother and cleaning woman – and her daughter Andrea – officially a successful artist, unofficially still living with her mum. They try, in their own ways, to make life better for one another but keep failing, again and again. Since Dijana is not getting any help for her chronic pain, her daughter has an idea to help her, in her own ways…
Cast: Snežana Spasenoska and Dodona Imeri. Written by Gabriela Pichler and Johan Lundberg, directed by Gabriela Pichler. Produced by Anna-Maria Kantarius, Garagefilm, in co-production with Film i Väst and Sveriges Television (SVT). Filmed in Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sweden.
8 Months
A young journalist gets the political scoop of the century and finds herself fast-tracked to becoming the Press Secretary for Sweden’s newly appointed Foreign Minister. As she gets closer to her new boss, she uncovers dark secrets: has she unwittingly become a pawn in a game that threatens the country’s national security? Set against the current geopolitical context, she will become uncomfortably close to a Russian Intelligence operation to undermine Sweden’s relationship with NATO.
8 Months is a tense political thriller whose stakes lie at the heart of the Swedish government, destabilised by external forces. Following the life of a journalist looking for a scoop, the series unveils the inner workings of political communication and diplomacy, and plunges us into a coming scandal, like a time bomb…
Adapted from Magnus Montelius book : Åtta Månader. Directed by Jens Jonsson and Johan Lundin, written by Jens Jonsson, Henrik Thörnebäck Zammel, Jörgen Bergmark. Starring Josefin Neldén, August Wittgenstein, Anna Sise, Sissela Kyle, Tomas von Brömssen and Jonas Carlsson. Produced by Anagram Sweden and Bedside Production in co-production with Film i Väst and TV4/CMore.
