Ravens (2017 film)

Ravens
Korparna
Directed by	Jens Assur
Screenplay by	Jens Assur
Based on	Korparna by Tomas Bannerhed
Produced by	Jan Marnell Tom Persson Jens Assur
Starring	Reine Brynolfsson Maria Heiskanen Jacob Nordström Peter Dalle Roger Storm
Cinematography	Jonas Alarik
Music by	Peter von Poehl
Production companies	Film and Art Affairs II AB
Distributed by	Triart Film AB
Release dates	September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)(Toronto) October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Ravens (Swedish : Korparna) is a 2017 Swedish thriller film directed by Jens Assur, based on the novel Korparna by Tomas Bannerhed. ^[1]

Plot

In the 1970s Sweden, the farmer Agne (Reine Brynolfsson) is plagued by the work on the farm, and by the feeling that someone wants his family bad. The oldest son Klas (Jakob Nordström), who Agne wants to take over the farm, seeks himself to the worlds of birds, but as the outer threats increase, he faces an inevitable choice, fly or stay.

Cast

• Reine Brynolfsson as Agne
• Maria Heiskanen as Gärd
• Jakob Nordström as Klas
• Roger Storm  [ sv ] as Alvar
• Peter Dalle as Krister
• Saga Samuelsson as Veronika
• Jens Jørn Spottag as Carsten
• Gösta Viklund as Göran
• Max Vobora as Pelle Bula
• Donald Högberg  [ sv ] as Lecturer
• Etienne Glaser  [ sv ] as Schoolmaster
• Annika Hallin as Veronika's mother
• Åsa Jansson as Librarian
• Lars-Gunnar Aronsson as Butcher

Reception

Critical response

Ravens received mostly positive reception by the Swedish critics, ^[2] with many celebrated the film for its acting and cinematography, ^{[3] [4]} while others criticized it for having a long runtime, and the lack of dialogue. ^[5]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Guldbagge Awards	22 January 2018	Best Film	Jan Marnell, Tom Persson and Jens Assur (Producers)	Nominated	[6] [7]
		Best Actor	Reine Brynolfsson	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Maria Heiskanen	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Jonas Alarik	Nominated
		Best Sound Editing	Mattias Eklund	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Peter von Poehl	Won
		Best Visual Effects	Torbjörn Olsson	Nominated
Tbilisi International Film Festival	4–10 October 2017	Golden Prometheus for the Best Picture	Jens Assur	Won	[8]
Thessaloniki International Film Festival	2–12 November 2017	Best Full-length Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander	Jens Assur	Won	[9]

References

1. "Korparna". Triart.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
2. "Korparna (2017)". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved February 22, 2018.
3. Brolin, Jake (September 16, 2017). "Reine Brynolfsson briljerar i kolsvart drama". Moviezine (in Swedish). Retrieved February 22, 2018.
4. Lindvall, Sebastian (October 11, 2017). "Makalöst – aldrig sett något liknande i svensk film". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved February 22, 2018.
5. Peterson, Jens (October 13, 2017). "Tungsint långsamt drama". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved February 22, 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. Haimi, Rebecca (January 4, 2018). "Flest nomineringar till Borg – Östlund: "Det känns okej"". SVT (in Swedish). Retrieved January 4, 2018.
7. Pettersson, Leo (January 22, 2018). "Glädjetårar efter Sameblods succé". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved January 22, 2018.
8. "Archive – Winners". Tbilisi International Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
9. "58th TIFF: The Awards". Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

External links

• Ravens at IMDb
• Ravens at the Swedish Film Institute Database