Sista dansen

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Sista dansen
Sista Dancen poster.jpg
Swedish theatrical release poster
Directed by Colin Nutley
Written by Colin Nutley
Produced by Katinka Faragó
Starring Helena Bergström
Reine Brynolfsson
Release date
  • 25 December 1993 (1993-12-25)
Running time
113 minutes (TV-version 109 minutes)
CountriesDenmark
Norway
Sweden
LanguageSwedish

Sista dansen (en. The Last Dance) is a Danish-Norwegian-Swedish 1993 film directed by Colin Nutley. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [1]

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Plot

A Swedish woman is found dead in Blackpool, leading to speculation she was murdered.[ citation needed ]

Production

Filming took place between 19 April and 9 July 1993 in Stockholm, Blackpool and Barbados. The Swedish Film Institute suggested the film for the category of best foreign film to the Academy Award of 1994, but the film was not nominated. 504 580 saw the film .

Cast

Music in the film

Awards

See also

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References

  1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. 1 2 "Sista dansen (1993)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 April 2014.