Regretters
Marcus Lindeen
Swedish | with English subtitles | Free admission | No registration required | Free tickets available only at the cinema
SVT / YLE / Schweden 2010, Marcus Lindeen, Dokumentary Film, 60 Min
Mikael and Orlando – two men in their 60s who meet for an open, very personal conversation. Both decided to undergo gender transition surgery at different stages of their lives and later chose to reverse the procedure. In conversation, they talk about transition and re-transition, doubts and identity. Mikael immediately regretted the operation, while Orlando, one of Sweden's first transgender persons, now consciously lives beyond clear gender boundaries.
The film sheds light on a taboo subject and asks fundamental questions about social norms. REGRETTERS won the Prix Europa (2010) and the Guldbagge Award (2011), among others, and was screened at festivals worldwide, at MoMA New York and at the NCCA Moscow – and was also adapted as a play.
Credits
Script Marcus Lindeen Production Atmo / Kristina Åberg Distribution Atmo
Thanks to Filmform – The Art Film & Video Archive Co-Production Swedish Television (SVT), Finnish Television (YLE) Film Funding The Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
In cooperation with the Swedish Embassy in Berlin
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