Behind Blue Skies

Behind Blue Skies

Directed by Hannes Holm

Produced by Film Capital Stockholm, Fladen Film

2010110 min6.5 / 10

A coming-of-age drama set in 1970s Sweden that traces a teenager's disillusionment as he escapes a troubled home only to be drawn into moral compromise through an older mentor's criminal world.

It's 1975, and Martin is a teenager looking to break out of a stifling home environment ruled by his alcoholic father and long-suffering mother. When Martin's pal Micke suggests they get jobs together as waiters at a resort off the Swedish coast, Martin is all for it, but before long Micke finds better things to do and Martin is left on his own. The presence of pretty fellow server Jenny is a major consolation, but to his surprise, guileless Martin is soon chosen as the protégé of Gösta, the resort's short-tempered manager. Gösta clearly likes Martin and makes him his right hand man, which gives Martin a crash course in the seedy side of life when he discovers Gösta has a number of other business interests, not all of which are legal or ethical.

Questions people ask

  • Is Behind Blue Skies sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Behind Blue Skies easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Behind Blue Skies violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Behind Blue Skies end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Behind Blue Skies scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

43/ 100

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