73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Värn / Redoubt

John Skoog
Sweden - Denmark - Netherlands - Poland - Finland - UK - Switzerland      85 m.
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At the peak of the Cold War, farm worker Karl-Göran Persson starts fortifying his house. He gathers scrap metal and casts it into the walls to build a fortress meant to protect himself and his neighbours. His efforts are met with puzzlement by everyone but the children. As the construction progresses, so does a conflict with the people in the village.

Director
John Skoog (Sweden)
Screenplay
Kettil Kasang, John Skoog
Production
Plattform Produktion (Sweden)
Erik Hemmendorf, Caroline Drab
Co-Production
Film i Skåne (Sweden)
Sveriges Television (SVT) (Sweden)
Film i Väst (Sweden)
BCD Film (Sweden)
Bufo (Finland)
Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari
Lemming Film (Netherlands)
Erik Glijnis, Leontine Petit
Paloma Productions (Denmark)
Per Damgard Hansen
Madants (Poland)
Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska
Sales
Coproduction Office (France)
Photography
Ita Zbroniec-Zajt
Editing
Jussi Rautaniemi, John Skoog
Music
Amina Hocine
Sound
David Gülich, Anne Gry Friis Kristensen
Cast
Denis Lavant, Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Livia Millhagen, Aron Skoog
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Run time
85 m.
Original language of the film
Swedish
Country
Sweden - Denmark - Netherlands - Poland - Finland - UK - Switzerland
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