Majken has known that she is a lesbian since she was 7 years old and Gabbi just recently found out that she’s also into girls. But how about Gabbi’s 10-year old sister Cleo, who is she in love with? Is it a girl or is it a boy? Cleo joins Gabbi to her girlfriend Majken’s summerhouse. On a roadtrip up north a silent struggle begins between the older role models, who will gain Cleo’s trust? My Gay Sister is a story about a young girls first meeting with the expectations to define her sexuality and about the ability to create, gain and lose trust for one another.
Original title:
Min Homosyster
Director:
Lia Hietala
Script:
Lia Hietala
Cinematography:
Karin Stenwall
Music:
Katharina Nuttall, Linus Andersson
Others:
Editor: Lia Hietala
Production:
New Stories AB
Cast:
Juliette Safavi, Tina Pourdavoy, Erika A. Coleman
Dialogue:
Swedish
Subtitles:
German, English
Clearance of minors:
No clearance of minors yet
Licensed territory:
Worldwide except Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland
Teddy Award, Berlinale 2017