The Heart (2018)
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.
Director:
Fanni Metelius
Writer:
Fanni Metelius
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Fanni Metelius as Mika |
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Ahmed Berhan as Tesfay |
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Daniella Mir as Dafne |
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Leona Axelsen as Li |
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Suzanne Reuter as Mika's Mother |
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Samuel Edwards as Chris |
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Emil Brulin as Classmate |
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Josefin von Zeipel as Classmate |
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Halima Handulleh as Classmate |
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Claes Hartelius as Mika's Father |
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Ester Simonsson as Mika's Little Sister |
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May Jamani as Singer |
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Alexander Salzberger as Tesfay's Friend |
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Mia Ray as Mika's Sister |
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Rojda Sekersöz as Nadja |
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Juliet Vergara Rodriguez as Nicole |
| Production | Rebecka Lafrenz | Producer |
| Directing | Fanni Metelius | Director |
| Writing | Fanni Metelius | Screenplay |
| Camera | Maja Dennhag | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mimmi Spång | Producer |
| Crew | Kalle Boman | Creative Consultant |
| Sound | Katharina Nuttall | Music |
| Production | Birgersson Fallgren Tove | Production Manager |
| Editing | Fanni Metelius | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Sundqvist | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Frida Mårtensson | Associate Producer |
| Art | Julia Tegström | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maya Stålsjö Helin | Additional Hairstylist |
| Production | Simon Perry | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lisa Widén | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Sundqvist | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Louise Drake af Hagelsrum | Co-Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Béchir Oueslati | Makeup Designer |
| Crew | Seth Ericson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Linus Andersson | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linn Eklund | Costume Design |
| Production | Lina Berger | Casting |
| Production | Anna-Maria Kantarius | Development Producer |