2026 / National release: Tempo Documentary Film Festival 2026, International release: TBA / Format: Documentary / Language: Swedish, English
Winner Best film @ Way Out West Festival 2026
Original title: Strejkarna
It begins at the margins of power: a few teenagers protest outside parliament, cardboard signs in hand and an unyielding determination in their eyes. From there, Helena Molin’s long-term portrait unfolds—of a generation forced early on to confront the ruthlessness of politics. Their fight for the climate and for justice runs parallel to a life that should be about friendship, play, and future dreams, but is repeatedly interrupted by the failures of the adult world. The result is an intimate and powerful depiction of what happens when moral responsibility is placed in the hands of those still searching for their place in the world.
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Languages: Swedish, English
Available formats: 87 min, 58 min
Contributors: Greta Thunberg, Anton Örtell, Ell Jarl, Simon Lagerlöf, Isabelle Axelsson, Sophia Axelsson, Andreas Magnusson
Writers and directors: Helena Molin
Producer: Elin Lilleman Eriksson
Co-produced with: Katja Härkönen/Filmpool Nord, SVT
Photographers: Helena Molin, Olga Ruin, Angelica Ruffier (Photography & sound)
Editor: Kristin Grundström
Composers: Sophia Ersson, Matilda Bådagård
Sound design: Thomas Jansson, Olga Ruin, Angelica Ruffier, Helena Molin
Colorist: Adam Söderholm
Graphics: Angelica Ruffier
With support from: The Swedish Film Institute, SVT, Filmpool Nord, Konstnärsnämnden
Sales/screening enquiries:
International sales: Celluloid Dreams (yohan.e@celluloid-dreams.com, emmanuel@celluloid-dreams.com, pascale@pascaleramonda.com)