Love Thy Neighbour
During a naive break-in, somewhere in a dystopian Sweden, a woman discovers a forbidden piece of art and develops a manic fascination for the forbidden.
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Alexander TomaDirectorFan Ta Din Mamma Också, HAROLD
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Amanda AagardDirectorThe Earth Where You Found Us
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Alexander TomaWriterFan Ta Din Mamma Också, HAROLD
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Alexander TomaProducerFan Ta Din Mamma Också, HAROLD
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Amanda AagardProducerThe Earth Where You Found Us
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Jenny HurtighKey Cast"The Woman"
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Jakob EkvallKey Cast"The Man"
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Johan Valentin FalklindDirector of photographyDen Gula Jackan, Se
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:January 16, 2019
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Production Budget:74,301 USD
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Country of Origin:Sweden
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Country of Filming:Sweden
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:2:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Göteborg Film FestivalGothenburg
Sweden
January 25, 2019
Swedish premiere
Official Selection
Amanda Aagard & Alexander Toma met in art school where they started their creative collaboration. Educated from different angles they fuse under the name AMSAGA. Amanda's background in theater and production design work combined with Alexander’s cinematography and editing perfectionism builds for an elaborate, peculiar and very cinematic experience. Themes often include loneliness, human instincts and are generally set in a surrealistic world, where the smallest of details tell the bigger story.
“Love Thy Neighbour” is an exploration of oppression, a realization there of and as a result an uncontrollable desire for intimacy. The dialogue free short film communicates through symbolism and a thoroughly designed soundscape. The essential idea was the suspense of going through someone else's stuff, without the victim being aware of the situation. By letting the audience be the judge of when an act is too far the film opens up and invites for an interesting discussion.