Director: | Lovisa Sirén |
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Production: | [sic] film (Siri Hjorton Wagner), SVT, Film Stockholm |
Running Time: | 15’ |
Language: | Swedish |
Country: | Sweden |
Year: | 2025 |
Main Cast: | Medea Strid, Truls Carlberg, Teodora Sundström Latev |
Screenplay: | Lovisa Sirén |
Cinematographer: | Christine Leuhusen |
Editor: | Lovisa Sirén |
Production Designer: | Greta Weibull |
Music: | Lisa Rydberg |
Sound: | Felix Anéer, Claes Lundberg
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Utan Kelly (Without Kelly)

Synopsis
Forced to leave her baby daughter with the child’s father, young mother Esther is caught in desperation and longing. Through the night she chases touch and comfort, seeking ways to hold on to who she loves the most.
Director’s Statement
With this film, I wanted to depict the emotional chaos that erupts when a young mother is forced to separate from her small child for the first time. Esther’s longing is a physical, raw need that pulls her between love, dependency and desire. It’s a story about losing control while trying to regain a sense of self in the aftermath of a breakup, and about complex needs of the female body.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1:
[sic] film - Siri Hjorton Wagner
Bergsradsvagen 22
12842 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 739316563
E-mail: siri@sicfilm.se
Web: http://www.sicfilm.se
Social Media: sicfilmsweden - Instagram
PRODUCTION 2:
SVT - Sveriges Television
PRODUCTION 3:
Film Stockholm
WORLD SALES:
Silverbelt Films - Pierre-Yves Bezat
1, Rue du Dauphin
73100 Aix-les-Bains, France
Tel: +33637261448
E-mail: py@silverbeltfilms.com
Web: www.silverbeltfilms.com
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/silverbeltfilms/ - Instagram, https://www.facebook.com/silverbeltfilms/ - Facebook
PRESS OFFICE:
Manlin Sterner - International Rescue PR
Tel: +46 763769933
E-mail: manlin@manlin.se
Ulteriori addetti: Siri Hjorton Wagner - siri@sicfilm.se