Love Will Save Us

Jan 28, 2024

1h 34m

★ 7.0

Love, death and synth-pop

Overview

The year is 1986. Fredrik and Nina are synthesizers and live in a small village in Scania. Fredrik is passionate about his music and Nina has photography dreams. Fredrik's synth band is about to play its first gig while his parents are about to ruin everything for him. During the most important weekend in Fredrik's life, everything is put to the test.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

SVT

Fat City Pictures

Svenska Filminstitutet

Film i Skåne

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Cast

Fredrik

Erik Svedberg-Zelman

Nina

Rebecca Plymholt

Anita

Anna Blomberg

Bengt

Magnus Schmitz

Barbro

Karin Lithman

Kim

Selma Modéer Wiking

Kristoffer

Daniel Gustavsson

Pelle

Ian Braun Henri

Anna

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