Quiet Life

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Quiet Life

2024

1h 39m

Drama

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Sweden, 2018. A mysterious syndrome affecting refugee children is sparking concerns among doctors and politicians. Sergei and Natalia have been forced to flee from their native country after an attack that almost took Sergei’s life. They have settled with their two young daughters in Sweden, waiting for the Migration board to decide on their Asylum Application. They try their best to lead a normal life. They work hard, send their kids to Swedish school, learn the language, submitting themselves to regular inspections from the authorities and hoping that one day, they will be Swedish citizens. But when their asylum application is rejected, Katja, their youngest daughter collapses and falls into a mysterious coma. Faced with a moral dilemma, Sergei and Natalia’s resilience will be tested. Can they summon hope to save their daughters?

Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

A family on screen that feels like a real family, in both happiness and despair.

Sep 20, 2024

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

Quiet Life plays effectively on that deep seated parental fear: of not being able to protect your children or, worse, infecting them with your anxiety and uncertainty.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 5, 2024

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

The films satiric elements don’t always blend well with the docu-style approach, but Quiet Life is still a potent look at just how quickly our society can turn cold and ugly, even when the lives of children are at stake.

Rated: B-

Dec 19, 2024

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Martin Kudlac

ScreenAnarchy

Consistently subverts expectations and challenges conventions in terms of genre, style and execution.

Sep 25, 2024

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Challenges audiences to confront the uncomfortable truths about the refugee experience, from the moral implications of a system that doesn’t protect the most vulnerable to the generic lack of empathy that feels so cold and harsh.

Sep 2, 2024

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Vassilis Kroustallis

Film Is A Fine Affair

Coolly appealing and executed with flair.

Rated: 70/100

Sep 1, 2024

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Alexandros Avranas

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Natalia

Grigoriy Dobrygin

Sergei

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Miroslava Pashutina

Katja

Eleni Roussinou

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Synopsis

Sweden, 2018. A mysterious syndrome affecting refugee children is sparking concerns among doctors and politicians. Sergei and Natalia have been forced to flee from their native country after an attack that almost took Sergei’s life. They have settled with their two young daughters in Sweden, waiting for the Migration board to decide on their Asylum Application. They try their best to lead a normal life. They work hard, send their kids to Swedish school, learn the language, submitting themselves to regular inspections from the authorities and hoping that one day, they will be Swedish citizens. But when their asylum application is rejected, Katja, their youngest daughter collapses and falls into a mysterious coma. Faced with a moral dilemma, Sergei and Natalia’s resilience will be tested. Can they summon hope to save their daughters?

Director: Alexandros Avranas
Producer: Alejandro Arenas, Adeline Fontan Tessaur, Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon
Screenwriter: Alexandros Avranas, Stavros Pamballis
Production Co: Snowglobe Films, arte France Cinéma, Elle Driver, Les Films du Worso
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Russian
Runtime: 1h 39m