Girls Lost

For the 2018 American film, see Girl Lost.

Girls Lost
Film poster
Directed byAlexandra-Therese Keining
Written byAlexandra-Therese Keining
Jessica Schiefauer (novel)
StarringTuva Jagell
Emrik Öhlander
Louise Nyvall
Alexander Gustavsson
Josefin Neldén
Release dates
  • 12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) (TIFF)
  • 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19) (Sweden)
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Girls Lost (Swedish: Pojkarna) is a 2015 Swedish drama film directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining. It's based on the August Prize-winning novel Pojkarna (literary The Boys) by Jessica Schiefauer. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] The film draws on elements of magical realism to explore notions of fluid sexuality and identity.[2]

  1. ^ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Interview: Alexandra-Therese Keining talks Girls Lost". FilmDoo. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.