Behind Blue Skies
Literally wide-eyed teenager Martin (Skarsgard, who has the biggest orbs since Anita Ekberg), passes up a night of sex so he can get home to help his mother. (...) Martin seems almost too good to be true. Still, when he's followed around by Goran Hallberg's camera, we see the extent to which he vents his rage (on inanimate objects) over his father's alcoholism, his mother's passivity and his seeming lack of options.
This all changes when a friend's family invites him along to a bucolic vacation island for the summer, and Martin begins work among a troupe of general flunkies at the restaurant and resort run by Gosta (Peter Dalle), a man who takes the concept of being a mentor to weird and unexpected places. Gosta runs a tight ship; anyone caught drinking, or even hung over, is summarily dismissed. He's also a sarcastic little devil, so the young staff is kept in a virtual state of terror.
Holm has a delicate hand with his solid cast – in addition to Skarsgard and Dalle, Josefin Ljungman is thoroughly winning as Martin's co-worker Jenny, who evolves into his love interest. Indeed, Martin grows up beautifully along the way to a near-classic climax.
John Anderson, Variety
Original title: Himlen är oskyldigt blå
Duration: 112 min
Dialogue: Swedish
Subtitles: English
Age limit: K15
