Amateurs (2018)

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Original title	Amatörer
Swedish release title	Amatörer
International title	Amateurs
Working title	Invasion! Gabriela Pichler Untitled (andra arbetstitel)

Director	Gabriela Pichler
Screenplay	Jonas Hassen Khemiri Gabriela Pichler
Producer	Anna-Maria Kantarius
Production Manager	Tove Birgersson Fallgren (kompletteringar)
Line Producer	Erika Malmgren
Director of Photography	Johan Lundborg
Production Designer	Ellen Oseng
Film Editor	Gabriela Pichler Andreas Nilsson Johan Lundborg
Production Mixer	Gustaf Berger
Sound Design	Jess Wolfsberg
Assistant Director	Cecilia Torquato
First Assistant Director	James Velasquez
Second Assistant Director	Cecilia Torquato
Advisor	Kalle Boman
Artistic Advisor	Johan Lundborg
Stunt Coordinator	Martin Zetterlund (samt stunt stand-in) Magnus Carlsson
Special Effects	Joel Uhr Gusten Blick Torbjörn Bergelv (as Tobbe Bergelv)
Script Consultant	Johan Lundborg
Co-producer	Tomas Eskilsson Hanne Palmquist (as Hanne Palmqvist)
Executive Producer	Mimmi Spång Rebecka Lafrenz
Production Coordinator	Daniel Garptoft
Location Manager	Jonathan Ridings
Coordinator	Rachel Bodros Wolgers Signe Höeg Maja Brantås
Production Assistant	Anna Blixt
Craft service	Alexander Undén
Runner	Martin Åhlin
Casting	Archana Khanna
Location Scout	Jennie Emanuelsson Svante Åhman
Post Production Supervisor	Michael Sevholt
Casting Assistant	Mika Gustafson
Film Commissioner	Magdalena Jangard
First Assistant Cameraman	Filip Aladdin
Still Photographer	Tobias Henriksson Cecilia Torquato
Additional Photography	Yara Aliadotter Gabriela Pichler Zahraa Aldoujaili Simon Borka Otterstål (as Simon Gunnarsson) Johannes Nyholm Cecilia Torquato
Second Unit Director of Photography	Filip Aladdin Dan Sandqvist
Aerial Photography	Markus Wetterberg
Gaffer	Tobias Henriksson
Best Boy	Fredrik Carlqvist
Key Grip	Erik Svalin
Digital Grading	Vanessa Taylor Fateh Shams
Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)	Christoffer Sevholt
Music Supervisor	Rasmus Thord
Propman	Lisa Öman Åsa Thureborn
Assistant Property Master	Eva Enström
Costume Designer	Sandra Woltersdorf
Make-up / Hair	Mattias Tobiasson
Costume Assistant	Veronika Lindahl
Stunt	Sara Hang
Boom Operator	Jesper Miller
Re-recording Mixer	Claus Lynge Jess Wolfsberg
Trainee	Oscar Asplind Eldina Sulejmani Berat Keqekolla Martina Sylwan Gustafsson Elin Henriksson
Graphic Design	Josef Norén
Interpreter	Yusra Moshtat
Other Crew	Cecilia Torquato (kompletterande rollsättning) Oscar Asplind Cecilia Torquato (regissör filmer i filmen) Jocke Fors Simon Borka Otterstål (as Simon Gunnarsson) (regissör filmer i filmen) Sarah Adolfsson Jonas Kjellqvist Keyvan Haghighi (SAD-assistent, kompletterande rollsättning) Daniel Casselby Simon Borka Otterstål (as Simon Gunnarsson) (kompletterande rollsättning) Mika Gustafson (regissör filmer i filmen)
Governess	Malin Aline (as Malin Aline Palmgren)

Zahraa Aldoujaili	Aida
Yara Aliadotter	Dana
Fredrik Dahl	Musse
Shada Ismaeel	Aidas moster
Maria Nohra	Noor
Susanne Hedman	Kerstin, lärare
Mimmi Fasth	Lisa, kommuntjänsteman
Hans Neumayer	Bengt, kommunchef
Hans Andersson	Lars-Erik, kommuntjänsteman
Anna Andersson	Margareta, kommuntjänsteman
Joakim Adriansson	Dan, kommuntjänsteman
Rukmalene Dahl	Musses mamma
Persin Abdulrahman	Danas mamma
Boban Petrovski	Danas bonuspappa
Shokri Shakor Keryo	kille i actionfilm
Basil Alwaeli	kille i actionfilm
Oskar Gustavsson	kille i actionfilm
Mohammed Al Dosari	kille i actionfilm

Partner	C More Entertainment AB
Production Company	Garagefilm International AB
Co-Production Company	Sveriges Television AB
	Film i Väst AB
Supported by	Göteborgs stad
	Creative Europe
	Lindholmen Science Park
Partner	Triart Film AB
Advance allocations	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Triart Film AB	2018
Distributor outside of Sweden	SBS Television	2021	(Australien)
	Arthaus	2021	(Norge)
Post Production Company	Shoot & Post AB

The camera - a weapon with infinite ammunition but limited battery life.

Certificate number	205191
Date	2018-02-23
Classification	Allowed from age 7
Grounds for decision	Framställningen innehåller inslag av uppslitande gräl mellan familjemedlemmar och en man som kastar en ung kvinna på marken efter ett gräl. Detta kan medföra stark rädsla och oro och bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn under 7 år.

Aspect ratio	1.85:1
Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Carrier type	DCP
Length in minutes	102 min
Dialogue	Swedish English German Arabic Bosnian Tamil Kurdish
Textad	Swedish

	Svenljunga	Sweden
	Gothenburg	Sweden
	Svenljunga	Sweden
	Tranemo	Sweden
	Stenungssund	Sweden
	Jonsered	Sweden
	Gullspång	Sweden
	Mölndal	Sweden
	Borås	Sweden
	Mölnlycke	Sweden
	Sexdrega	Sweden
	Strömsnäsbruk	Sweden

Festival showing	2018-01-26	Draken	Gothenburg	Sweden		Göteborg Filmfestival 2018
Release in Sweden	2018-03-16			Sweden
TV showing	2020-05-01	SVT2		Sweden
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2022-08-30		Stockholm	Sweden
	2022-12-19		Stockholm	Sweden
	2023-01-19		Stockholm	Sweden
	2023-03-09		Stockholm	Sweden
	2023-08-29		Stockholm	Sweden
	2023-10-12		Stockholm	Sweden
	2024-01-17		Stockholm	Sweden
	2024-03-07		Stockholm	Sweden

Nominated for the Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2019	Best Director	Gabriela Pichler
	Stockholm	2019	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Zahraa Aldoujaili
	Stockholm	2019	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Fredrik Dahl
	Stockholm	2019	Best Screenplay	Jonas Hassen Khemiri
	Stockholm	2019	Best Screenplay	Gabriela Pichler
Dragon Award	Gothenburg	2018			(Best Nordic Film, 41:e Göteborg International Film Festival, Sverige)

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Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt tilläggsmaterial
Carrier type	EXTRAS

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Amatörer

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	64 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	64 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	63 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	9 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	2 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	70 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	86 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Other
Extent	1 s.

Type	Peripheral material
Language	Swedish