The Heart

Directed by Fanni Metelius

Omnibus Entertainment

2018

99 Minutes

Sweden

Swedish

Drama, Romance

Not Rated

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Mika and Tesfay. She: a photographer. He: a musician. Both up-and-coming. The first love. But an invisible conflict, an unnamable shame, stirs between their sheets. An insidious power game is in play, with its rules changing like music beats at the parties in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Ibiza. Behind closed doors and beautifying filters lies a raw reality where Mika’s control over her mind and body is at stake. But Mika rips apart relationship prejudices and explores what really makes our pulses quicken in matters of the modern heart.

Cast

Fanni Metelius
Ahmed Berhan
Leona Axelsen
Daniella Mir
Suzanne Reuter
Claes Hartelius

Highest Rating
"Metelius’s directorial vision is assured and the film’s packaging trendy. The net result is an engaging portrait of a modern-day Swedish relationship, whilst carrying some strong messages about female sexuality and independence."

Paige Lim, Screen Anarchy
Highest Rating
"[I]t has a nice level of emotional honesty and never shies away from the touchier sides of relationships. "

Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
Highest Rating
"Metelius tackles a lot of important issues along the way. She debunks the idea that men need sex more that women. She pays a lot of attention to female desire; not only that, she is successful in filming the sex scenes (which take up a good portion of film) without objectifying the female or the male body in the process. Not only that – The Heart is also an excellent and subtle female coming-of-age tale. "

Ana Šturm, View of the Arts