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.
Hamnarbetare
Simon es un joven muchacho que disfruta de una infancia idílica en el campo sueco mientras la sombra del nazismo y la Segunda Guerra Mundial va cubriendo Europa. Aunque lo han educado unos padres de clase obrera que le han transmitido su cariño y sus principios, él se siente distinto. Un día conoce al joven Isaac (Karl Linnertorp), un niño judío hijo de un rico librero que huye de la persecución nazi en Alemania... Adaptación del best seller "La historia de Simon", de Marianne Fredriksson.
