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The Store (2022)

Genre : Animation, Drama

Runtime : 2H 23M

Director : Ami-ro Sköld

Synopsis

Set in a near-future Sweden, where jobs are scarce, margins are tight and corporate profit trumps all, this timely hybrid film reveals a frighteningly all-too-recognisable economic dystopia. Sköld highlights the effects of the ruthless system on families, friendships and communities. All but a hair’s breadth away from homelessness, zero-hours contract workers squabble over shifts at the discount supermarket while store manager Eleni, a new mother forced to return to work too soon, frantically pumps breast milk in the staff toilets. Poignant and compellingly performed, the film’s vignettes are punctuated with animated sequences, inventively exposing the dehumanising and absurdly wasteful effects of capitalism. And yet, beyond the store, an ever-growing ‘underclass’ offers a sense of hope through sustainability and true community.

Actors

Isabelle Grill
Isabelle Grill
Kristina Brändén Whitaker
Kristina Brändén Whitaker
Victor Iván
Victor Iván
Arbi Alviati
Arbi Alviati
Fredrik Evers
Fredrik Evers
Eleftheria Gerofoka
Eleftheria Gerofoka
Eliza Sica
Eliza Sica
Linda Hellström
Linda Hellström
Lana Chahto
Lana Chahto
Linda Faith
Linda Faith
Daysury Valencia
Daysury Valencia
Joshua Nicolas Sjöö
Joshua Nicolas Sjöö
Alisa Sofia Paulsen
Alisa Sofia Paulsen
Marcus Standoft
Marcus Standoft
Sabrin Jaja
Sabrin Jaja

Crews

Ami-ro Sköld
Ami-ro Sköld
Director