Broken Hill Blues

Broken Hill Blues is a 2013 Swedish drama film written and directed by Sofia Norlin and starring Sebastian Hiort af Ornas, Lina Leandersson and Alfred Juntti. It is Norlin's feature directorial debut.

Cast

Sebastian Hiort af Ornas as Markus
Alfred Juntti as Daniel
Lina Leandersson as Zerin
Jenny Sandberg as Helena
Ella Nordin as Emma
Par Andersson as Daniel's Father
Alexandra Dahlström as Teacher

Release

The film was released in Sweden on December 6, 2013.

Reception

Ronnie Scheib of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "But Norlin’s compelling imagery weaves its own hypnotic throughline, marking her as a director to watch."
Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "This austere teen-centric drama marks out its first-time director Sofia Norlin as a promising voice, but she needs to work on story skills."