We Are the Best!
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| Directed by | Lukas Moodysson |
| Produced by | Lars Jönsson |
| Screenplay by | Lukas Moodysson |
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Never Goodnight by Coco Moodysson |
| Starring | Mira Barkhammar Mira Grosin Liv LeMoyne |
| Cinematography | Ulf Brantås |
| Edited by | Michal Leszczylowski |
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Film i Väst
Memfis Film |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden) |
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102 minutes |
| Country | Sweden Denmark |
| Language | Swedish |
| Box office | $1.4 million |
We Are the Best! (Swedish: Vi är bäst!) is a 2013 Swedish-Danish drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson and adapted from the graphic novel Never Goodnight by his wife Coco Moodysson. The film was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
1982 : Bobo and Klara are 13-year-old girls ostracized by their peers for their love of punk rock. Androgynous, with short hair and baggy clothes, they endure the wrath of condescending teen boys who play in a rock band called Iron Fist at their youth center. The girls start their own band to irritate the boys, though neither girl knows how to play music. Bobo feels neglected by her single mother and uses punk as a means of escape. Klara is angry and political and writes sardonic lyrics as her creative outlet.
The duo ask a shy and friendless Christian girl, Hedvig, to join their band after seeing her classical-guitar performance at their school talent show. Hedvig teaches them how to play chords and sing harmonies. She's a respectful and patient teacher even though Klara tries to convince her not to believe in God. Klara relents when Bobo states her own agnostic beliefs. Bobo and Klara talk Hedvig into cutting off her long hair into a punk look. Hedvig's mother threatens to report this to the police. On the condition that they go to church every week, she will let the matter rest. This turns out to be a ruse, to teach Bobo and Klara what's it like being forced into something you do not want to do.
At school, Hedvig avoids Bobo and Klara; they think that this is because she regrets having her hair cut and is angry at them. She is actually embarrassed by her mother's behavior and assumes that Bobo and Klara are angry at her. They remain friends. Klara then suggests that Hedvig gets an electrical guitar and beg to strangers at the mall. They end up buying sweets instead. While eating the sweets they call Elis a member of a band named Sabotage. He agrees to meet them at the train station.
When they meet the other band members they go to their recording place. Klara says Bobo is better off with Elis and Klara with David. It turns out that David was kicked out so Klara goes out to Elis. This angers Bobo so she decides to call and meet up with Elis later. When Klara figures out she is angry and gets into a fight with Bobo. Hedvig later convinces them to make up.
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