The Year I Started Masturbating

The Year I Started Masturbating (Swedish: Året jag slutade prestera och började onanera) is a 2022 Swedish comedy drama film released on October 21, 2022.[1] The film features Katia Winter, Jesper Zuschlag, Nour El-Refai, Vera Carlbom and Hannes Fohlin.[2]

The Year I Started Masturbating
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SwedishÅret jag slutade prestera och började onanera
Directed byErika Wasserman
Written byChristin Magdu
Based onHallongrottan
by Sandra Dahlén
Starring
  • Katia Winter
  • Jesper Zuschlag
  • Nour El-Refai
  • Vera Carlbom
  • Hannes Fohlin
CinematographyNiels Buchholzer
Edited by
  • Oskar Blondell
  • Henrik Källberg
Music by
  • Matti Bye
  • Anders af Klintberg
Production
company
Gimme a Break
Distributed byScanbox Entertainment
Release date
  • October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
Running time
101 minutes
CountrySweden
Languages
  • Swedish
  • Danish

Cast

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  • Katia Winter as Hanna
  • Jesper Zuschlag as Morten
  • Henrik Dorsin as Staffan
  • Nour El-Refai as Carolin
  • Vera Carlbom as Liv
  • Pablo Leiva Wenger as Ali
  • Hannes Fohlin as Adam
  • Sara Shirpey as Asrin
  • Bahar Pars as Leyla
  • Albin Grenholm as Petter
  • Siw Erixon as Eva
  • Antonio Di Ponziano as Marco
  • David Wiberg as Ola
  • Disa Ostrand as Louise
  • Happy Jankell as Servitor
  • Hulda Sveindís Jóhannesdóttir as Sangkursledare

Reception

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Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express rated the film 2.5/5 stars.[3] A critic from Sveriges Television rated the film three out of five stars.[4]

The film was reviewed by Jan Lumholdt for Cineuropa[5] and Marshall Shaffer for Decider.[6]

Accolades

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Date Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
2023 58th Guldbagge Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Katia Winter Nominated [7]

References

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  1. ^ "The Year I Started Masturbating". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ Sharma, Anjali (May 26, 2023). "'The Year I Started Masturbating' Netflix Movie Review - Love, Laughter, and a Few Hiccups". moviesr.net.
  3. ^ Avinash, Ramachandran (May 31, 2023). "The Year I Started Masturbating Movie Review: A generic film spiced up by its central conceit". Cinema Express.
  4. ^ Hainer, Caroline (October 21, 2022). "Filmrecension: "Året jag slutade prestera och började onanera" i regi av Erika Wasserman". SVT Kultur.
  5. ^ Lumholdt, Jan (August 26, 2022). "Review: The Year I Started Masturbating". cineuropa.org.
  6. ^ Marshall, Shaffer (June 2, 2023). "'The Year I Started Masturbating' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?". Decider.
  7. ^ "2022 års Guldbaggenomineringar". Guldbagge Awards. December 15, 2022.
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