The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
A gritty story taking place in Stockholm, about the passionate love between the self-abusive Sebastian who wants to be a woman, and the easy-going Andreas who is certainly not gay.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Ester Martin BergsmarkDirector
- Ester Martin BergsmarkWriter
- Eli LevénWriter
- Lars BangScreenplay
Cast
- Saga BeckerSebastian / Ellie
- Iggy MalmborgAndreas
- Shima NiavaraniLea
- Mattias ÅhlénMattias
- Daniel NyströmMattias' brother
- Emil AlménMan in bar
- Axel PetersénMan in playground
- Carl-Michael EdenborgTattooed man
- Viktor FribergColleague in the lunch room
- Nour El RefaiMattias' brother's girlfriend
- Saga GärdeStore clerk
- Lynette HeinoldWoman with a dog
Stills
Themes
transsexualitygenderlgbtgay theme