‘Paradise is Burning’ Wins Best Film at Swedish Film Awards

Mika Gustafson’s social drama has won the top prize for best film at the Guldbagge , Sweden’s top film honors. The feature, which premiered in Venice’s Horizons section this year, follows three sisters who left to their own devices by their absent mother, live a life of anarchic freedom. But when social services come calling, the oldest has to find someone to impersonate their mum to avoid being shipped off to foster care.

It was picked as the best Swedish film of the past year at the Guldbagge Awards ceremony in Stockholm on Monday night. Paris is Burning also scooped the Guldbagge for best set design for Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth. But the night’s big winner was Axel Petersén’s . The neo noir set in the world of online gamblers picked up 7 Guldbagge awards, including for best director and best actor for lead Joel Spira, as well as taking most of the technical honors.

The feature, which premiered in Toronto, was not nominated in the best film category. Best actress honors went to Marall Nasiri for her starring role in Opponent, Milad Alami’s drama about a family who flee Iran for Northern Sweden. Lukas Moodysson picked up the best screenplay prize for his script to Together 99, a sequel to his 2000 crossover hit Together about life in a Swedish commune.

Together 99 also won best supporting actress for co star Anja Lundqvist. Full list of the 2023 Guldbagge Awards below. Producer: Nima Yousefi Axel Petersén for Marall Nasiri for Maryam in Joel Spira for Dimman in Anja Lundqvist for Lena in Christopher Wagelin for Fredrik in Lukas Moodysson for Robert Krantz for Josua Enblom for Andreas Franck for Baba Stiltz for Nora Berecoechea and Stefan Rycken for Karen Fabritius Gram and Pierre Vienings for Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth for Tove Jansson, Eva von Bahr and Love Larson for The Conference Directed by Fariba Haidari Directed by Maria Fredriksson Produced by Francy Suntinger Inger Nilsson, actress Marie Göranzon, actress THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter.