Call Girl (2012 film)


Call Girl is a 2012 political thriller film directed by Mikael Marcimain and written by Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten. It stars Sofia Karemyr, Simon J. Berger and Josefin Asplund. The story is a fictionalised version of events based on the so-called :sv:Geijeraffären|Bordellhärvan political scandal of 1970s Sweden which linked several prominent politicians to a prostitution ring that included underage girls.

Plot

Set against the backdrop of the 1976 election, the story is centred on delinquent teenager Iris, who is sent to live in a juvenile home. She meets Sonja there and the two regularly slip away for adventures in the city. Together they are recruited to the prostitution ring operated by Dagmar Glans, a madam well-known to the authorities. Dagmar's clients are mostly rich and powerful men, including senior politicians of the day. She becomes the subject of a police investigation led by a young vice officer, John Sandberg. Sandberg soon discovers Glans has powerful clients but also finds his investigation hampered by his superiors and his life threatened by sinister figures. Police break up the prostitution ring but the powerful clients avoid being named in the scandal and Dagmar's trial concludes with her receiving a suspended sentence before Iris can testify about being an underage prostitute. In the aftermath of the trial, Sandberg is killed in a hit and run incident and his report into the affair is classified by the newly elected government. The film ends with Iris running away from the juvenile home, her ultimate fate ambiguous.

Cast

Reception

Accolades

It received the FIPRESCI Discovery prize at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film opened the Stockholm International Film Festival in November 2012. It went on to win the Silver Audience Award, which is voted for by the audience during the festival.
It was later nominated in 11 categories at the 48th Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and won in four.
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013---
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best FilmMimmi Spång
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best DirectorMikael Marcimain
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best ActressPernilla August
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best ScreenplayMarietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best CinematographyHoyte van Hoytema
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best Film EditingKristofer Nordin
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best Sound EditingPetter Fladeby and Per Nyström
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best Costume DesignCilla Rörby
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best Make-up and HairEros Codinas
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best Art DirectionLina Nordqvist
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013Best Visual EffectsTim Morris
Guldbagge AwardJanuary 21, 2013---