Swedish Film Goes Capri

From June 5th to 7th, Villa San Michele in Anacapri is hosting the fourth edition of the Swedish Film Goes Capri, Swedish film festival.

Here is the schedule of the shows:

• June 5th at 8:00 pm, Becoming Astrid
  Genre: Fiction
  Year: 2018
  Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen
  Protagonists: Alba August, Maria Bonnevie, Trine Dyrholm
  Photography: Erik Molberg Hansen
  Screenplay: Kim Fupz Aakeson, Pernille Fischer Christensen
  Producers: Lars G Lindström, Anna Anthony, Maria Dahlin
  Production: Nordisk Film, Avanti Film, DCM Productions, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film Production
  Distribution: Nordisk Film (Sweden), DCM Film Distribution (Germany)
  The life of the writer Astrid Lindgren, from her very peaceful childhood to her first problems at a young age. The author of ''Pippi Longstocking'' had to rebel against her religious upbringing to be able to live her creative spirit in full freedom.
  
• June 6 at 8:00 p.m., It Could Have Been Us
  Genre: Documentary
  Year: 2024
  Director: Björn Tjärnberg, Rebecca Brander
  Starring: Ida Johansson, Emma Örtlund, Pär Johansson, Nicklas Hillberg, Ola Larsmo, Kalle Lind, Elin Bommenel
  Photography: Björn Tjärnberg, Linn MarnfeldtProducers: Rebecca Brander, Afshin Tamoury, Björn Tjärnberg
  Screenplay: Rebecca Brander, Björn Tjärnberg
  Production: Candamo Film
  Distribution: Viaplay
  In 1922, the Swedish State Institute for Racial Biology was founded, which was just one of many steps forward in the oppression of people with disabilities. In a journey back in time, ''It Could Have Been Us'' traces the history of people with disabilities in Sweden, shedding light on the dark history that has characterized its path.
  
• June 7 at 8:00 PM, The Reindeer Maiden
  Genre: Thriller
  Year: 2024
  Director: Elle Márjá Eira
  [Starring: Elin Oskal, Martin Wallström, Pavva Pittja, Simon Marainen, Inghilda Tapio, Dakota Trancher Williams
  Photography: Ken Are Bongo
  Written: Peter Birro, Ann-Helen Laestadius
  Production: Khalil Al Harbiti, Netflix
  Distribution: Netflix
  The struggles of a young woman committed to defending her indigenous roots in a world where xenophobia is on the rise, climate change threatens livestock farming of the reindeer and the young people choose suicide in response to collective despair.
  

The screenings of the films will be preceded by a short meeting/presentation, introduced by the superintendent of Villa San Michele together with the actors and directors, to explore the themes in greater depth.

Free admission until seats are taken.