November 30th
On November 30th (the date when King Karl XII died) there will usually be demonstrations by hyper-national and neo-Nazi groups, and also democratic counter demonstrations. The plot of "West Side Story" is transferred to the Stockholmian suburb Alby where many immigrants live. But the film is no plagiarism, in particular no so because many scenes have the intensive character of live transmission. The boy (Adam) belongs to a Nazi group whose racial attitude is foremost directed against immigrants with 'wrong' colour of hair or skin. The girl (Julia) belongs to a family of political fugitives from Peru. Adam and Julia immediately fall in great and reciprocal love, and there are highly emotional love scenes. Therefore Adam breaks with his group. But when his best friend is killed by Julia's brother, he kills the brother. In turn the couple is hunted by the police and Julia's relatives. Both Adam and Julia are finally murdered. The film takes no step toward reconciliation.
Year: 1995
Genre: Drama
Studio: SF Studios, Reaction Pictures, Svenska Filminstitutet, FilmTeknik, Reactor Films
Director: Daniel Fridell
Cast: Göran Gillinger, María Celedonio, Ray Jones IV, Jonas Karlsson, Frida Hallgren, Goran Marjanović
Crew: Daniel Fridell (Director), Daniel Fridell (Writer), Peter Cartriers (Editor), Daniel Fridell (Editor), Martin Jordan (Editor), Steve Aalam (Adaptation)
Runtime: 116 minutes
Release: Mar 10, 1995
IMDb: 3.71/10 by 17 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Sweden
Language: English, Español, svenska
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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