# Fucking Amal (1998)

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**Original title**: *Fucking Åmål*
**Runtime**: 89 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Lukas Moodysson
**Written by**: Lukas Moodysson
**Starring**: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Stefan Hörberg, Josefine Nyberg, Ralph Carlsson

> *I'd rather be happy now than in 25 years.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A Swedish coming-of-age story finds two teenage girls trapped in their own lives: one popular and listless, the other quietly adoring. Agnes waits for Elin’s affection to notice her while Elin barely realizes she’s being adored. The film settles for making their longing feel like homework.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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