Miss Kicki is a 2009 Swedish-Taiwanese co-production film. It was Norwegian–Taiwanese director Håkon Liu's first motion picture.

Plot

Kicki (

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born 13 February 1958), also known as Pernilla Östergren Pernilla Wallgren, and Pernilla Wallgren-Östergren, is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. She was a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman and ...

) has, after several years abroad, returned to Sweden. Her 17-year-old son - Viktor (Ludwig Palmell) has been brought up by his grandmother and has a very distant relationship to his mother. In an effort to get reacquainted Kicki invites her son to join her on vacation in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. But her hidden agenda is that

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is also the home of the Taiwanese businessman (

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai ( zh, t=曾志偉; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show ''Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network Television Broadcasts ...

) with whom she has been conducting an Internet romance.

Cast (in selection)

- Kicki *Ludwig Palmell - Viktor *

Huang He The Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of and a watershed of . Beginning in the Bayan Har Mountains, the river flows generally ...

- Didi *

- Mr. Chang *Ken - Receptionist * Tsai Chen-nan - Police man *Gwen Yao - Ms. Chang

Awards

Special mention award at Pusan 14th International Film Festival, October 2009 "A perfect example of how “big” a “small” can be. The director's talent shines and portrays multi-national issues, social problems, domestic conflict, friendship and other intricate dilemmas within simple drama. The script, acting and directing are all well composed." Rainer Werner Fassbinder Prize at Mannheim-Heidelberg, November 2009 "The Rainer-Werner-Fassbinder Prize goes to ''MISS KICKI'' by Håkon Liu from Sweden, as it shows us in an exemplary manner, how an actress shapes a film. In ever surprising ways it shows us that cinema does not need many words to express the unsaid and inexpressible in human relationships." Winner of Telia Film Award at

Stockholm International Film Festival The Stockholm International Film Festival () is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November, and focuses on emerging and early career fil ...

, November 2009 "With a subtle, yet precise emotional and visual language, this movie takes us on an inner and outer journey, describing one of the most complex relationships of all - that between a mother and a son. The Telia Film Award goes to ''Miss Kicki'' by Håkon Liu"

References

"Snårig premiärväg för 'Miss Kicki'" ''Svenska Dagbladet'' 4 February 2010

External links

Official WebsiteMiss Kicki on IMDB
Swedish LGBTQ-related films Taiwanese LGBTQ-related films Taiwanese drama films Swedish drama films 2009 drama films 2009 films 2009 LGBTQ-related films 2000s LGBTQ-related drama films 2000s Swedish films {{Taiwan-film-stub