“Sweden is damned fantastic,” exclaimed Nima Yousefi, the main producer of Clara Sola [+lee también:
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Clara Sola, the debut fiction feature by Swedish-born director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, of Costa Rican descent, portrays an introverted woman and her reluctant role as a religious healer. This truly international co-production premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight of the 2021 Cannes International Film Festival and has since enjoyed a rich festival run and also been picked as the Costa Rican Oscar submission. At the Swedish Guldbagge Awards on Monday, it garnered five wins – for Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Direction and Best Film – making it the big champion of the evening.

Also international in scope is Ninja Thyberg’s Californian porn odyssey Pleasure [+lee también:
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A more distinctly national affair, Hannes Holm’s A Christmas Tale, bagged two acting prizes and the Award for Best Set Design. Based on a 1975 television cartoon, watched by millions of Swedes every Christmas Eve ever since, it features a Robin Hood-admiring teenager who steals packages from wealthy citizens and hands them out to the poor. While shown on British TV in the 1980s as Christopher’s Christmas Mission (narrated by Bernard Cribbins), this new, live-action feature has yet to see a release outside of the Nordic region.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Best Film
Clara Sola [+lee también:
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Best Director
Nathalie Álvarez Mesén - Clara Sola

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sofia Kappel - Pleasure [+lee también:
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jonas Karlsson - A Christmas Tale (Sweden/Norway)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennie Silfverhjelm - A Christmas Tale

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonay Pineda Skallak – JJ+E (Sweden)

Best Screenplay
Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, Maria Camila Arias - Clara Sola

Best Cinematography
Sophie Winqvist Loggins - Clara Sola

Best Editing
Hanna Lejonqvist, Dino Jonsäter - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World [+lee también:
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Best Costume Design
Amanda Wing Yee Lee - Pleasure

Best Sound/Sound Design
Erick Vargas Williams, Valène Leroy, Charles De Ville, Aline Gavroy - Clara Sola

Best Make-up
Erica Spetzig - Pleasure

Best Original Score
Lisa Nordström - Children of the Enemy [+lee también:
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Best Set Design
Michael Higgins – A Christmas Tale

Best Visual Effects
Alex Hansson, Torbjörn Olsson - The Emigrants [+lee también:
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Best International Film
Flee [+lee también:
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Best Documentary Film
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Best Short Film
Man with Doves - Lina Maria Mannheimer (Sweden/France)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Director Suzanne Osten

The Gullspira (for achievements in children’s film)
Animator Johan Hagelbäck