Winner of the Main Competition - Charter

Original title: Charter
Director: Amanda Kernell
Cast: Ane Dahl Torp, Sverrir Gudnason, Tintin Poggats Sarri, Troy Lundkvist
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Year of production: 2020
Length (min): 94
Language: English, Spanish, Swedish
Subtitles: Czech, English
Sales: Swedish Film Institute
Section: Main Competition
Sponsors: Velvyslanectví Švédska, Skandinávský dům

Alice has not seen her two children since the moment she left her husband, Matthias, who consistently thwarts all her efforts to contact them. It appears the chances an imminent court ruling will grant her custody of the children are also pretty slim. When her son's tearful voice comes over the telephone one evening before the call is abruptly cut off, Alice decides to take action. Will she succeed in gaining access to her children? And are they really in danger from Matthias, as she fears?

Amanda Kernell

Studied dramatic writing and audio-visual media in Sweden and film directing in Denmark. She earned a reputation as a talented director for her short films, going on to be further acclaimed for her award-winning debut, Sami Blood (2016). Her second feature, Charter, was screened at Sundance. It won the Swedish Guldbagge Film Awards for direction, cinematography and best actress for Ane Dahl Torp.

23. 9. 2021