Call Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMikael Marcimain
Written byMarietta von Hausswolff
von Baumgarten
Produced byMimmi Spång
Starring
CinematographyHoyte van Hoytema
Edited byKristofer Nordin
Music byMattias Bärjed
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Nordisk Film (Sweden and Finland)
  • Fidalgo (Norway)
  • Curzon Film World (Ireland)
Release dates
  • 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07) (Stockholm)
  • 9 November 2012 (2012-11-09) (Sweden)
  • 23 November 2012 (2012-11-23) (Finland)
  • 21 June 2013 (2013-06-21) (Norway)
  • 16 August 2013 (2013-08-16) (Ireland)
Running time
140 minutes
Countries
LanguageSwedish
Box office$1.9 million[2]

Call Girl is a 2012 political thriller[1] film directed by Mikael Marcimain and written by Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten. It stars Sofia Karemyr, Simon J. Berger and Josefin Asplund. The story is a fictionalised version of events based on the so-called Bordellhärvan political scandal of 1970s Sweden which linked several prominent politicians to a prostitution ring that included underage girls.

Plot

Set against the backdrop of the 1976 election, the story is centered on delinquent teenager Iris, who is sent to live in a juvenile home. She meets Sonja there and the two regularly slip away for adventures in the city. Together they are recruited to the prostitution ring operated by Dagmar Glans, a madam well known to the authorities. Dagmar's clients are mostly rich and powerful men, including senior politicians of the day. She becomes the subject of a police investigation led by a young vice officer, John Sandberg. Sandberg soon discovers Glans has powerful clients but also finds his investigation hampered by his superiors and his life threatened by sinister figures. Police break up the prostitution ring but the powerful clients avoid being named in the scandal and Dagmar's trial concludes with her receiving a suspended sentence before Iris can testify about being an underage prostitute. In the aftermath of the trial, Sandberg is killed in a hit and run incident and his report into the affair is classified by the newly elected government. The film ends with Iris running away from the juvenile home, her ultimate fate ambiguous.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 80% rank based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[3]

Accolades

It received the FIPRESCI Discovery prize at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5] The film opened the Stockholm International Film Festival in November 2012. It went on to win the Silver Audience Award, which is voted for by the audience during the festival.[6]

It was later nominated in 11 categories at the 48th Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and won in four.[7][8]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result
Guldbagge Award January 21, 2013 Best Film Mimmi Spång (Producer) Nominated
Best Director Mikael Marcimain Nominated
Best Actress Pernilla August Nominated
Best Screenplay Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten Nominated
Best Cinematography Hoyte van Hoytema Won
Best Film Editing Kristofer Nordin Nominated
Best Sound Editing Petter Fladeby and Per Nyström Won
Best Costume Design Cilla Rörby Won
Best Make-up and Hair Eros Codinas Nominated
Best Art Direction Lina Nordqvist Won
Best Visual Effects Tim Morris Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Simon, Alissa (23 September 2012). "Call Girl". Variety.
  2. ↑ "Call Girl (2012)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Call Girl (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Awards". tiff.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Barr, Jason (16 September 2012). "2012 Toronto International Film Festival Awards Announced; Silver Linings Playbook and Seven Psychopaths Among Winners". Collider. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Årets vinnare på Stockholms internationella filmfestival 2012" (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholms filmfestival. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Kardelo, Alexander (3 January 2013). "Guldbagge-nomineringarna 2013" (in Swedish). Moviezine.se. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Nilsson, Kim (21 January 2013). "Guldbaggen 2013: Prisregn över "Äta sova dö"" (in Swedish). Moviezine.se. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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