The Jury of the Swedish Church has chosen as winner of the Church of Sweden Youth Film Award 2013 the film
Broken by Rufus Norris United Kingdom, 2012
The award carries a prize money of 50'000 SK, donated by the Swedish Church.
Motivation: "Why does this chaos happen to me? BROKEN respectfully drops a bomb of questions to which we are left to find the answers on our own. The film deals with the difficulty of being a human in world that actually is unpredictable and where hope also exists."
Synopsis: Shortly after witnessing a brutal beating, Skunk’s home, neighbourhood, and school become treacherous environments, where the happy certainties of childhood give way to danger; her innocence is rapidly worn away and a harsh world fills her future, over which she has no control. When Skunk finally seeks solace in an unspoken friendship with sweet, damaged Rick, she’s faced with the greatest choice of all. (British Film Institute - BFI)
Jury members: Rev. Beatrice Lönnqvist, Stockholm, theologian and priest (jury chairwoman) Annika Nilsson, Malmö, parish youth counsellor and pedagogue Kakan Hermansson, Stockholm, radio and TV show host, writer, artist Martin Högdahl, Göteborg, director
The jury, from left: Annika Nilsson, Kakan Hermansson, Martin Högdahl, Beatrice Lönnqvist
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