THE KETCHUP EFFECT
by Teresa Fabik
synopsis
Sofie is 13 and preparing to start junior high. Together with her two best friends she is making plans for her new fabulous grown-up life - parties, new friends and getting to know the cute guy in school, Mouse. One day they are invited to a party, and Sofie, drunk on her own blend of home liquors, passes out. Mouse and his friends take advantage of the situation by taking photos of her. Soon she is labelled the school slut, and besides trying to fight her tarnished reputation, Sofie realizes that she can’t even rely on her two best friends...
| international title: | The Ketchup Effect |
| original title: | Hip Hop Hora! |
| country: | Sweden, Denmark, Finland |
| year: | 2004 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Teresa Fabik |
| film run: | 91' |
| screenplay: | Teresa Fabik |
| cast: | Amanda Renberg, Ellen Fjaestad, Linn Persson, Björn Kjellman |
| cinematography by: | Pär M. Ekberg |
| film editing: | Sofia Lindgren |
| music: | Jacob Groth |
| producer: | Lars Blomgren, Genya Kihlberg, Michael Obel |
| production: | FilmLance International AB, Thura Film, Kinoproduction Oy (FI) |
| backing: | Swedish Film Institute/Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Danish Film Institute |
| distributor: | Sandrew Metronome, Sandrew Metronome (DK), Sandrew Metronome (FI) |
