Flickan (2009)
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Blanca Engström, Shanti Roney, Annika Hallin, Calle Lindqvist
Left behind while her family travels to Africa, a girl tries to keep her isolation secret and make sense of the adults around her.
The story
In the summer of 1981, a girl is left in the care of her aunt while the rest of her family travels to Africa for an aid project. The arrangement quickly changes when the aunt leaves with a man. Told to be strong and not tell anyone, the girl conceals that she is entirely alone. She spends her time with friends, searching for frogs and watching the adults around her, whose behavior often seems absurd and irresponsible. The story follows her effort to manage this unusual and lonely summer without revealing her situation.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the summer of 1981, a girl is left with her aunt while the rest of the family travels to Africa for an aid project. The aunt leaves with a man fairly quickly, and the girl has to promise to be strong and not tell anyone. She keeps the fact that she is completely alone secret and spends her time with her friends, looking for frogs, and marveling at the adults’ often absurd and irresponsible behavior.
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