Show Me Love (film)

Show Me Love
Theatrical release poster
SwedishFucking Åmål
Directed byLukas Moodysson
Written byLukas Moodysson
Produced byLars Jönsson
Starring
CinematographyUlf Brantås
Edited by
Production
companies
Distributed bySonet Film
Release date
  • 23 October 1998 (1998-10-23) (Sweden)
Running time
89 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
BudgetSEK 9 million
Box office2.1 million admissions[1]

Show Me Love (Swedish: Fucking Åmål) is a 1998 Swedish romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Rebecka Liljeberg and Alexandra Dahlström as two seemingly disparate teenage girls who begin a tentative romantic relationship. The film was released theatrically in Sweden on 23 October 1998,[2] and premiered internationally at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

It received an overwhelmingly positive reception[3] and won four Guldbagge Awards (Sweden's official film awards) at the 1999 ceremony. Its international awards include the Teddy Award at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival,[4] and the Special Jury Prize at the 34th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 71st Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

The Swedish title refers to the small town of Åmål in Västra Götaland County, western Sweden. However, only a few scenes were filmed in Åmål,[5] and they were not included in the final product. Primary filming took place in the nearby town of Trollhättan, the location of producing company Film i Väst's studios.[6][7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference aud was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fucking Åmål". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Fucking Åmål (Show me love) (1999)". Rotten Tomatoes. 3 June 1998. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Fucking Åmål" (in Swedish). Teddy Award. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ Wangeby, Robert (13 October 1998). "Smygpremiär på Fucking Åmål". Provinstidningen Dalsland.
  6. ^ "Locations in Västra Götaland". Film i Väst. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ Sahlin, Fredrik (12 August 1998). "FUCKING JÄVLA KUK_ÅMÅL!". Nöjesguiden (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 April 2020.