European Art Cinema Day 2022

Comedy Queen ( Sweden, 2021, 94 min.), 12+

Director: Sanna Lenken
Writers: Linn Gottfridsson, po romanu Jenny Jägerfeld
Cinematography: Simon Pramsten
Cast: Sigrid Johnson, Oscar Töringe, Ellen Taure, Adam Daho, producentki Anna Anthony, Rebecka Lafrenz
Festivals, Awards: Crystal Bear for Best Film, Berlinale – Generation 2022, Best Actress Award BUFF Nordic Star – Malmö 2022
Distribution: FIVIA – Vojnik

Plot
Sasha is just 13 years old and wants nothing more than to become a stand-up comedian. She wants to make everyone laugh, especially her father who cries in the shower when he thinks no one is listening. Behind her eyes, the life- threatening tears also burn on Sasha, but she refuses to mourn her mother, who has passed away. She secretly writes a list of everything she has to do to survive – shave her hair, stop reading books, say no to the world’s cutest puppy and above all – become a Comedy Queen.

The film is based on the book Comedy Queen by Swedish writer and psychologist Jenny Jägerfeld.