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Call Girl
Call Girl
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mikael Marcimain
Written by	Marietta von Hausswolff; von Baumgarten
Produced by	Mimmi Spång
Starring	Sofia Karemyr; Pernilla August; Simon J. Berger; Josefin Asplund; David Dencik; Sven Ahlström; Ruth Vega Fernandez; Magnus Krepper; Hanna Ullerstam; Anders Beckman; Kristoffer Joner; Sverrir Gudnason;
Cinematography	Hoyte van Hoytema
Edited by	Kristofer Nordin
Music by	Mattias Bärjed
Production; companies	Garagefilm International; Friland Produksjon; Newgrange Pictures; Yellow Film & TV; Film i Väst; Sveriges Television; Nouvago Capital; The Chimney Pot; Dagsljus;
Distributed by	Nordisk Film (Sweden and Finland); Fidalgo (Norway); Curzon Film World (Ireland);
Release dates	7 September 2012 (Stockholm); 9 November 2012 (Sweden); 23 November 2012 (Finland); 21 June 2013 (Norway); 16 August 2013 (Ireland);
Running time	140 minutes
Countries	Sweden; Finland; Norway; Ireland;
Language	Swedish
Box office	$1.9 million

Call Girl is a 2012 political thriller^[1] film directed by Mikael Marcimain and written by Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten. It stars Sofia Karemyr, Simon J. Berger and Josefin Asplund. The story is a fictionalised version of events based on the so-called Bordellhärvan^[sv] political scandal of 1970s Sweden which linked several prominent politicians to a prostitution ring that included underage girls.

Plot

Set against the backdrop of the 1976 election, the story is centered on delinquent teenager Iris, who is sent to live in a juvenile home. She meets Sonja there and the two regularly slip away for adventures in the city. Together they are recruited to the prostitution ring operated by Dagmar Glans, a madam well known to the authorities. Dagmar's clients are mostly rich and powerful men, including senior politicians of the day. She becomes the subject of a police investigation led by a young vice officer, John Sandberg. Sandberg soon discovers Glans has powerful clients but also finds his investigation hampered by his superiors and his life threatened by sinister figures. Police break up the prostitution ring but the powerful clients avoid being named in the scandal and Dagmar's trial concludes with her receiving a suspended sentence before Iris can testify about being an underage prostitute. In the aftermath of the trial, Sandberg is killed in a hit and run incident and his report into the affair is classified by the newly elected government. The film ends with Iris running away from the juvenile home, her ultimate fate ambiguous.

Cast

Sofia Karemyr as Iris
Simon J. Berger as John
Josefin Asplund as Sonja
Pernilla August as Dagmar Glans
Anders Beckman as Roy
Sven Nordin as Glenn
David Dencik as Aspen
Hanna Ullerstam as Mona
Sverrir Gudnason as Krister
Maria Alm Norell as Gunnel, Iris's mother
Lena B. Eriksson as Britt, social worker
Jade Viljamaa as Minna
Julia Lindblom as Mari
Eddie Hultén as David
Tobias Ekelund as Tompa, scooter guy
Max Nilén as Svante, scooter guy
Sven Ahlström as Stig Hall, TV host
Andreas Kundler as Bootjack
Ruth Vega Fernandez as Sasja, call girl
Jennie Silverhjelm as Sylvia, call girl
Emelie Jonsson as Maritza, call girl
Frida Röhl as Gita, call girl
Louise Peterhoff as Ulla, call girl
Outi Mäenpää as Sirja, call girl
Natacha Mutomb Dackén as Marinelle, call girl
Magnus Krepper as Prime Minister
Claes Ljungmark as Minister of Justice
Dag Malmberg as Leader of the Opposition
Mats Blomgren as the Social Worker
Anna Bjelkerud as Office of the Secretary
Kristoffer Joner as Sören Laurell-Wall
Björn Andersson as Chief Prosecutor Rundgren
Peter Carlberg as Deputy Prosecutor Wahl
Rasmus Troedsson as Sörensson, attorney
Lars Green as Kurt Nygren, head reconnaissance
Klas Östergren as Sten Jenkert, Security Police Manager/east
Boman Oscarsson as Nils Holm, Security Police Manager/admin.
Jakob Fahlstedt as Security Police Scouts/east
Magnus Carlson as Security Police Scouts/east
David Fukamachi Regnfors as Dagmar's son

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 80% rank based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.^[3]

Accolades

It received the FIPRESCI Discovery prize at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.^[4]^[5] The film opened the Stockholm International Film Festival in November 2012. It went on to win the Silver Audience Award, which is voted for by the audience during the festival.^[6]

It was later nominated in 11 categories at the 48th Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and won in four.^[7]^[8]

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Guldbagge Award	January 21, 2013	Best Film	Mimmi Spång (Producer)	Nominated
		Best Director	Mikael Marcimain	Nominated
		Best Actress	Pernilla August	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Hoyte van Hoytema	Won
		Best Film Editing	Kristofer Nordin	Nominated
		Best Sound Editing	Petter Fladeby and Per Nyström	Won
		Best Costume Design	Cilla Rörby	Won
		Best Make-up and Hair	Eros Codinas	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Lina Nordqvist	Won
		Best Visual Effects	Tim Morris	Nominated