Broken Hill Blues | |
Director: | Sofia Norlin |
Producer: | Olivier Guerpillon |
Starring: | Sebastian Hiort af Ornas Lina Leandersson Alfred Juntti |
Music: | Conny Nimmersjö Anna-Karin Unger |
Cinematography: | Petrus Sjovik |
Editing: | Nicolas Bancilhon Philip Bergstrom |
Runtime: | 80 minutes |
Country: | Sweden |
Language: | Swedish |
Broken Hill Blues (also titled Omheten and Tenderness)[1] is a 2013 Swedish drama film written and directed by Sofia Norlin and starring Sebastian Hiort af Ornas, Lina Leandersson and Alfred Juntti. It is Norlin's feature directorial debut.
The film was released in Sweden on December 6, 2013.[2]
Ronnie Scheib of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "But Norlin’s compelling imagery weaves its own hypnotic throughline, marking her as a director to watch."[3]
Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "This austere teen-centric drama marks out its first-time director Sofia Norlin as a promising voice, but she needs to work on story skills."[4]