ger; [Raus aus Åmål, Fucking Åmål]; zwei mädchen in einem kleinen schwedischen dorf, elin ist hübsch und beliebt und agnes ist einsam und traurig - aber verliebt in elin.;

I suspect if I was 15 this would've been some compelling and interesting shit but I'm older now and high school problems just aren't interesting anymore. You don't have any friends? Boohoo, no one cares. Plus, adding a lesbian twist isn't enough to make what would otherwise just be a standard love story compelling. It's also shot on video and thus looks terrible.

Young Swedish people swearing has to be the corniest thing.

What really makes this effective is how young the 2 girls are. There's an innocence to it; it's not seedy, nothing sexual really happens, which makes its value much stronger. But it's also really hilarious at the same time as its touching. I think this is a very good film for youngish teenagers to see to make sure they don't grow up to be bastards.

It's good, but not that different from british series Skins.

Cliches abound, but somehow they feel very real in this film. There are no hidden messages and no fancy cinematography, but just a very straight forward and honest story. Brilliantly acted by such young talent, and the ending is phenomenal.

the intro caught my eye i expected more but it was pretty good anyway

Adolescence in a nutshell. It's got Spice Girls, but it's HONEST.

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This is a touching treatment of flourishing romance and personal growth that just happens to feature a homosexual relationship. I appreciated the innocent perspective through which the film explores sexual orientation, and the all too realistic cruelty of children who won't accept things that they don't understand. This isn't a sweeping film, and it doesn't offer answers, but it is an endearing view of two lives that shouldn't be so hard.

A fairly honest depiction of the pitfalls, confusion and cruelty of adolescence. The two young actresses at the center of the film are both exceptionally good, and the simple camera style lends a Cassavetes-like intimacy. There is a certain predictability to it, however, and the ending seems a little too easy given how generally realistic the rest of it is. But perhaps it's warranted... for these characters, it's the moment that matters, not the future. Let them have the moment they've earned.

Watching it was as if someone was forcing me to type on a keyboard, while all I wanted to do was to drink a milk combined with unmelted chocolate.

"Fucking Åmål" is relatively small in scope, but the realism in which it depicts adolescence and the powerful performances make it worthwhile all the same. The naturalistic camerawork and a strong script help to create a close relatability to the story and characters. In fact, we've come to be so engaged in their fates, that even the slightly cutesy and unfittingly optimistic ending doesn't bug too much.

Revisited (4+)