Cinema of the world

Maya Nilo

Director : Lovisa Sirén
Country : Sweden,Finland,Belgium
Language : Swedish, French, Portugese, Persian, English
Duration : 97 minutes
Year : 2022

Cinema of the world

Synopsis

Nilo (Bahar Pars) is a feminist writer, living an orderly life with her husband and 13-year-old daughter Laura (Nadja Rosenberg). When her irresponsible sister Maya (Zhala), whose projects constantly tend to bomb, both “kidnaps” Nilo’s Volvo and daughter and heads south, Nilo tags along. The goal of the trip is Portugal, where the sisters’ complicated mother (Susan Taslimi) recently diagnosed with cancer lives, together with Maya’s son, who it has finally become time to take responsibility for.

Lovisa Siren

Director

Lovisa Sirén is known for Maya Nilo (Laura) (2022), Audition (2015) and Baby (2016).Lovisa Sirén is a Director/Editor based in Stockholm. 2012 Lovisa graduatet from The Art School in Stockholm. Her departure film HIMALAYA was her first own short film and won the best film award at the November Festival in Trollhättan 2013. Her film PUSSY HAVE THE POWER won the Best Swedish Short award at GIFF 2014.

Cast

– Metteo Lima Alves
– Frederic Clou
– Fredrik Lycke

Crew

– Director: Lovisa Sirén
– Producer: Siri Hjorton Wagner
– Editor: Lovisa Sirén
– Writer: Peter Modestij , Lovisa Siren
– Dop: Lisbi Fredell
– Sound: Lotta Mäki
– Music: Per Storby Jutbring