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Vi var barn då

We were kids

Alexander has made a film about the jargon in the projects where he grew up. Now he has invited his childhood friends to show it to them.
A film about macho norms, the talk that shatters dreams and the words that kill.
  • 2022
  • short
  • 15 min
  • drama
  • swedish

Produced by Carbs Film in co-production with SVT, Film Stockholm & Film i Skåne.
With support from the Swedish Film Institute, Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Malmö City & New Land.
Distributed by Swedish Film Institute (international festival distribution).

Credits

Cast
  • Nader Attiyah
  • Arman Cho
  • Isaac Abdulhamid
  • Adam Kais
  • Moaz Sabbagh
  • Hassan Jakob Majdalani
  • Erwa Abdu Abdalla
  • Mohammed  Alshehari
  • Leon Mirbaz
  • Geraldo Dakaj    
Directors & screenwriters
  • Alexander Abdallah
  • Mustafa Al-Mashhadani
Producer
  • Adam Lunneborg
Director of photography  
  • Eric Ivar Persson    
Editors  
  • Carla Luffe
  • Sanna Rapp    
Line producer
  • Lina Birk
Executive producers
  • Sarah  Olsson
  • Gilda Naumanen
Associated producers
  • Gustav Johansson
  • Erik Torell
Post producer  
  • Moa Loft    
FAD  
  • Jasmin Rastegar    
Production assistants
  • Lorena Barrenechea
  • Helena Ljunggren     
1st AC  
  • Arnar Njáll Hlíðberg    
Gaffer  
  • Christine Leuhusen    
Best boy
  • Johannes Falk Enström    
Underwater assistant 
  • Jenifer Karlsson    
Underwater photographer
  • Eric Börjeson    
Camera prep 
  • Ulf Leide    
Script supervisor 
  • Farima Piroozpay    
Sound technicians  
  • Lina Westbergh
  • Brenda El Rayes          
Set design  
  • Vera Theander    
Costume
  • Emma Theander       
Still photographer 
  • Ikram Abdulkadir    
Editor "the film in the film"
  • Gilda Naumanen    
Sync
  • Alicia Lundahl
  • Kristina Westgren
Sound designer
  • Petar Mrdjen    
Composer  
  • Vincent Bahar     
Grafic designer  
  • Frans Wiklund    
Grade  
  • Joakim Rissveds    
Online  
  • Petter Lindholm    
Casting  
  • Fredrik Lehman    
Script consultant 
  • Julia Thelin  
Commissioner SFI  
  • Ami Ekström    
Controller SFI 
  • Patrik Axen    
Redaktör  Sveriges Television
  • Valentina Chamorro Westergårdh
Editor SVT 
  • Ina Holmqvist    
Project leader SVT  
  • Helena Ingelsten    
Filmkonsulent  Film Stockholm  
  • Ivana Lalovic    
Controller  Film Stockholm  
  • Hend Aroal
Commissioner Film i Skåne
  • Ludvig Hedlund
Thanks to
  • Hanna  Sohlberg
  • Jonas  Fohlin
  • Jasna  Ceric
  • Anne-Marie  Söhrman Fermelin
  • Goran  Bosjevski
  • Ana  Vidović
  • Nina  Barbosa
  • Kathleen  McInnis
  • Wim  Vanacker
  • Khalil  Ghazal
  • Ljud & Bildmedia
  • & everyone we have been in contact with during the making of this film.

Odense Film Festival, 2022
  • Nominated: Best International
Göteborg Film Festival, 2022
  • Nomination: Best Swedish Short (Startsladden)
  • Winner Audience award Best Swedish Short

Television
  • Sweden - Swedish Television - SVT & SVT Play
Cinema
  • Sweden - Folket Bio - Swedish Short Film c/o Folkets Bio
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