Speak Up! It's So Dark

Infobox Film
name = Speak Up! It's So Dark


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director = Suzanne Osten
producer = Christer Nilson
writer = Niklas Rådström
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starring = Etienne Glaser
Simon Norrthon
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cinematography = Peter Mokrosinski
editing = Michal Leszczylowski
distributor = First Run Features (USA VHS)
released = February 19 1993
runtime = 83 mins.
country = flagicon|Sweden Sweden
language = Swedish
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amg_id = 1:224684
imdb_id = 0108285

"Speak Up! It's So Dark" (Swedish: "Tala! Det är så mörkt") is a 1993 Swedish drama film directed by Suzanne Osten.

Plot

An elderly Jewish man (Etienne Glaser) befriends a young neo-nazi (Simon Norrthon) on a train and invites him to his home. Through a series of discussions the two gradually come to understand each other better.

elected cast

* Etienne Glaser as Jacob
* Simon Norrthon as Sören the skinhead
* Anna-Yrsa Falenius as Raped Woman
* Anders Garpe as Sören's Father
* Gertrud Gidlund as Sören's Mother
* Pia Johansson as Nurse

Distribution

"Speak Up! It's So Dark" was shown at the 1993 Toronto Film Festival. It was distributed on video in the United States by First Run Features.

Awards

* 1993: Créteil International Women's Film Festival - Grand Prix (Suzanne Osten)

External links

*imdb title|0108285