Speak Up! It's So Dark Explained

Speak Up! It's So Dark
Director:	Suzanne Osten
Producer:	Christer Nilson
Starring:	Etienne Glaser Simon Norrthon
Cinematography:	Peter Mokrosinski
Editing:	Michal Leszczylowski
Distributor:	First Run Features (United States VHS)
Runtime:	83 minutes
Country:	Sweden
Language:	Swedish

Speak Up! It's So Dark (Swedish: '''Tala! Det är så mörkt''') is a 1993 Swedish drama film directed by Suzanne Osten. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards, Simon Norrthon was nominated for the Best Actor award and Niklas Rådström was nominated for Best Screenplay.^[1]

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.

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 Festival of Festivals. 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tala! Det är så mörkt (1993) . . 6 April 2014.