XXL

International Perspective

XXL

XXL

Sweden, Finland 2024 Fiction cor | p&b 77 min.

The siblings Enzo and Magda have drifted apart, and in an attempt to reconnect, Magda invites her brother on a weekend trip to Helsinki. Over the course of a weekend, the sibling pair encounters a series of peculiar characters and faces situations that call for discussions about life, art, and existence. Memories blend with the present, and dreams and reality merge for the two travellers adrift in the atmospheric city of Helsinki.

Presented at FIDMarseille.

Sweden Finland international film festivals family dreams memory siblings

direction

Kim Ekberg, Sawandi Groskind

screenplay

Kim Ekberg, Sawandi Groskind

cinematography

Annika Miettinen

editing

Kim Ekberg, Sawandi Groskind

sound

Tuva Björk, Saarlotta Virri

sound design

Thomas Jansson

music

Johannes Hagman, Michael Cedlind

cast

Astrid Drettner, Georgios Giokotos, Marianne Carlsson, Enkete Mungbaba, Ken Mai, John Holm, Farah Muse

production

Elisabeth Marjanović Cronvall

co-production

Kim Ekberg, Danai Anagnostou

produced by

MDEMC Produktion

co-produced by

POST POST, Kenno Filmi

world sales

Swedish Film Institute

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

16