Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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Mother Knows Best

Mamma vet bäst

Sweden
2016 — 13' / Color

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Synopsis

A mother gives her teenage son some friendly advice in the car on their way home from meeting his boyfriend for the first time. Their casual conversation ultimately leads to revelations that will change their relationship forever.

Director Biography

Mikael Bundsen was born in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1989. He graduated from the School of Film Directing Göteborg University in 2012 earning a bachelor’s degree in directing. He has previously directed the 29-minute fiction film Something Begins, Something Ends from 2010 which earned him an honourable mention at Stockholm International Film Festival.

Director

Mikael Bundsen

Producer

Erik Hemmendorff

Cinematographer

Mikael Bundsen

Editor

Mikael Bundsen

Sound

Anders Kwarnmark

Contact

Swedish Film Institute
Box 271 26,
S-102 52 Stockholm
Theo Tsappos
+46 8 665 11 33
[email protected]