Fourteen Sucks

Fjorton Suger

Sat 12 7.00 Barbican introduced by Catherine Tate

In a small Swedish town, fourteen-year-old Emma is growing out of the childish pursuits of her classmates, and decides to go to a party thrown by friends of her older brother. Encountering the new challenges of drink, drugs and sex, she passes out drunk and suffers a sexual assault. The experience profoundly changes both Emma and her brother, who blames himself for not protecting her. However, the resulting family conflict is balanced by a sense of hope as Emma builds a new relationship with skateboarder Aron. The hand held camerawork, presents the story in a sharply realistic frame as the four different directors wittily examine the sometimes painful journey to early adulthood.

Sweden 2004, dir. Filippa Freijd, Martin Jern, Emil Larsson, Henrik Norrthon 83 min.