''Pure'' ( sv, Till det som är vackert; ) is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed and written by

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. Alicia Vikander's performance won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the

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Plot

Twenty-year-old Katarina ( Alicia Vikander) never finished school; she lives in

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with her alcoholic mother. Through a

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video, she is touched by the music of

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. She applies for a receptionist job at the concert hall where she meets conductor Adam (

Samuel Fröler Per Samuel Fröler (born 24 March 1957) is a Swedish actor. His break-through was in the TV series Tre Kärlekar in 1989. He played the protagonist in the drama series ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'', and has also acted in several films. At the 28th Guldba ...

Cast

* Alicia Vikander as Katarina *

as Adam * Martin Wallström as Mattias * Josephine Bauer as Birgitta * Helén Söderqvist Henriksson as personnel manager * Kim Lantz as janitor * Frederik Nilsson as Henrik * Elisabeth Göransson as Agneta, social secretary * Ylva Gallon as nurse *

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as Cicci * Magnus Lindberg as Nille

References

External links

* 2010 films 2010 drama films Films directed by Lisa Langseth Films with screenplays by Lisa Langseth Swedish drama films Films set in Gothenburg 2010s Swedish films {{2010s-Sweden-film-stub