Together [Tillsammans] (2000)

25th Anniversary Screening!

This sweet, sharp, snowbound story from director Lukas Moodysson (Lilya 4-Ever, Show Me Love, We Are the Best!) is perfect viewing for that cozy yet liminal pocket of days in between Christmas and the New Year.

In mid-1970s, fleeing life with her abusive husband Rolf, Elisabeth moves into her brother Goran’s commune, with her two children Stefan and Eva. A big house in suburban Stockholm, the commune is called “Together” and inhabited by a crowded assortment of people. Initially resistant to Elisabeth’s entry, the commune soon accepts her and her children as part of their family. Soon Elisabeth is acclimating to her new surroundings and the commune’s liberal attitudes towards sex, drugs and politics. But just as she’s becoming settled, her husband shows up looking to get the family back together.