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.
Lina
Rikard es un autista con deformidades graves que busca la manera de reencontrarse con su madre, de la que fue separado hace tiempo, por medio del juego de la petanca y con la ayuda de un gigante de 60 metros. Su frágil físico y un entorno hostil y dado al juicio fácil contribuyen a hacer su vida más dura. Convencido de que su madre volverá con él si gana el campeonato de petanca del Norte de Europa, Rikard hará lo imposible por conseguirlo.
