(Lukas Moodysson / 2004 / Sweden / 98min / Cert18)

In a decrepit apartment, a young man watches as his father and a friend shoot an amateur porn film. Issues of morality, reality TV and friendship are explored.
Moodysson once again abandons the faith and optimism in human relations he displayed in earlier films 'Together' and 'Show Me Love', to once again examine the bleak impossibility of happiness in modern society. At a press conference for the film he claimed his inspiration came from a visit to the zoo, when he saw blind rats attempting to make contact with each other, whilst dozens of children banged on the glass. Whilst Moodysson's bleak vision may not be to everyone's taste, he is expertly following the in the footsteps of Bergman, attempting to find compassion in the darkest places, and using film to find answers to questions often left unasked.