Glowing Stars

Glowing Stars

2009 · 90 min · SV · 5.8 (18 votes)
Dir. Lisa Siwe · Starring Josefine Mattsson, Mika Berndtsdotter Ahlen, Annika Hallin, Anki Lidén, Samuel Haus, Nina Christensen · Music Kalle Bäccman
Drama

Young adolescent girl Jenna's mother is dying, while at the same time Jenna is turning from a young girl into a young woman. So it is difficult for her to admit that she is afraid to lose her mother; instead she behaves contrary to how one would expect.

VIBE

A quiet, sensitive portrayal of a young girl navigating immense change. It feels like a hushed, intimate conversation about loss and self-discovery, marked by a gentle, observational tone.

melancholicintrospectivetendercoming-of-ageslow-burnindie dramacharacter-drivennaturalisticgriefidentitymother-daughter relationshipsadolescence
woman director
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