Welcome to Lafors! A small Swedish community in desperate need of a fresh start. Hope rises when the German low-cost superstore Superbilly is considering setting up business in the area. 500 new jobs, that would change everything! Musse at the local government office gets the honour to make the commercial that will be selling Lafors. But Aida and Dana pick up the fight and turn their mobiles and selfiesticks towards everyone that isn't allowed to take part in the commercial. The battle of who has the right to tell the story of Lafors has begun.
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- Original Title: Amatörer
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Production Year: 2018
- Country of Origin: Sweden
- Language Spoken: Swedish, English, Arabic, Tamil, Kurdish, Romanian, Bosnian, German
- Duration: 110 min
- Screen Ratio: 1:1.85
- Format: DCP 5.1
- Director: Gabriela Pichler
- Cast: Zahraa Aldoujaili, Yara Aliadotter, Fredrik Dahl
- Director of Photography: Johan Lundborg
- Film Editors: Andreas Nilsson, Gabriela Pichler, Johan Lundborg
- Sound Editors: Jess Wolfsberg
- Script Writers: Gabriela Pichler, Jonas Hassen Khemiri
- Production Company: Garagefilm International
- Producers: Anna-Maria Kantarius
- Executive Producers: Rebecka Lafrenz, Mimmi Spång
- Financiers: Swedish Film Institute, Lindholmen Science Park Media Arena, C More Entertainment, Göteborg city
Festivals
Amateurs at festivals
2021:Nordic Bridge Film Festival, Brazil
2020:
Europe on Screen, Indonesia
Opgedoekt - Pop Up Cinema, Netherlands
2019:
Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth, India
Una Finestra sul Nord, Italy
Mill Valley Film Festival, US
Gimli Film Festival, Canada
Cinemagic, Northern Ireland
Kaliningrad International Film Festival, Russia
Chicago European Union Film Festival, US
Portland International Film Festival, US
Outfest Fusion, US
Available Light Film Festival, Canada
2018:
AFI Fest, US
SEOUL International Women's Film Festival, South Korea
Scandinavian Film Festival, Australia
China Women's Film Festival, China
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany
Calgary International Film Festival, Canada
CPH PIX, Denmark
Crested Butte Film Festival, US
Carbonia Film Festival, Italy
Osnabrück Film Festival, Germany
Flyway Film Festival, US
Nordic Film Festival, Israel
Scottsdale Film Festival, US
Noordelijk Film Festival, Netherlands
Traverse City Film Festival, US
Aegean Film Festival, Greece
Transatlantyk Festival, Poland
Filmfest Münich, Germany
Seattle International Film Festival, US
European Film Festival, South Africa
Tribeca Film Festival, US
Gothenburg Film Festival, Sweden
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
Awards 2018:
Best Film - Carbonia Film Festival
Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film + Angelo Award - Gothenburg Film Festival
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