June 24, 2013
Anagram Production’s psychological thriller Reliance (Förtroligheten) directed by William Olsson picked up the Jury Prize, Best Script (Angus MacLachlan) and Best Cinematography (Vachan Sharma and Paul Blomgren Dovan) at the Shanghai International Film Festival that closed on Sunday. The competition jury was chaired by UK director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech). Reliance tells the story of an entire family’s trauma following the rape of their 15 year-old daughter, played by Alba August (daughter to Bille August and Pernilla August). The film opened in Sweden on June 14 via Scanbox Entertainment.