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
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Directors & screenwriter
- Alexander Abdallah
- Mustafa Al-Mashhadani
Producer
- Adam Lunneborg
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Fotograf
- Eric Ivar Persson
Klippare
- Carla Luffe
- Sanna Rapp
Linjeproducent
- Lina Birk
Exekutiv Producer
- Sarah Olsson
- Gilda Naumanen
Associerad producent
- Gustav Johansson
- Erik Torell
Prost Producent
- Moa Loft
FAD
- Jasmin Rastegar
Inspelningsassistent
- Lorena Barrenechea
B-Foto
- Arnar Njáll Hlíðberg
Gaffer
- Christine Leuhusen
Best boy
- Johannes Falk Enström
Dykassistent
- Jenifer Karlsson
Undervattensfotograf
- Eric Börjeson
Kamera prepp
- Ulf Leide
Scripta
- Farima Piroozpay
Ljudtekniker
- Lina Westbergh
- Brenda El Rayes
Scenograf
- Vera Theander
Kostym
- Emma Theander
Produktions Assistent
- Helena Ljunggren
Stillbilds fotograf
- Ikram Abdulkadir
Klippare Filmen i Filmen
- Gilda Naumanen
Sync
- Alicia Lundahl
- Kristina Westgren
Ljuddesign
- Petar Mrdjen
Kompositör
- Vincent Bahar
Grafik Design
- Frans Wiklund
Grade
- Joakim Rissveds
Online
- Petter Lindholm
Castare vuxna
- Fredrik Lehman
Dramaturg
- Julia Thelin
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Filmkonsulent Svenska Filminstitutet
- Ami Ekström
Controller Svenska Filminstitutet
- Patrik Axen
Redaktör Sveriges Television
- Valentina Chamorro Westergårdh
Redaktör Sveriges Television
- Ina Holmqvist
Projektledare Sveriges Television
- Helena Ingelsten
Filmkonsulent Film Stockholm
- Ivana Lalovic
Controller Film Stockholm
- Hend Aroal
Filmkonsulent Film I Skåne
- Ludvig Hedlund
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Tack till
- 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