Författaren som hatade svenskan. En film om Antti Jalava
Antti Jalava (1949-2021) is the author of the modern classic "Asfaltblomman/The Asphalt Flower", whose raw portrayal of life as a Swedish Finn sparked great debate when it was published in 1980. This documentary is about a forgotten writing style and explores what it means to be uprooted from one's homeland and roots as a child. The loss of language and the racism that Jalava was exposed to became a driving force for his entire writing, and he is one of the first to write about the migration experience in Swedish. But writing in Swedish was not a voluntary choice - but something Jalava was forced to do.
- Runtime
- 48m
- Released
- 2025
- Country
- Sweden
Details
Release year: 2025
Storyline
Antti Jalava (1949-2021) is the author of the modern classic "Asfaltblomman/The Asphalt Flower", whose raw portrayal of life as a Swedish Finn sparked great debate when it was published in 1980. This documentary is about a forgotten writing style and explores what it means to be uprooted from one's homeland and roots as a child. The loss of language and the racism that Jalava was exposed to became a driving force for his entire writing, and he is one of the first to write about the migration experience in Swedish. But writing in Swedish was not a voluntary choice - but something Jalava was forced to do.
Top credits
- Antti Jalava â Self
- Leena Koivuneva â Self
- Olli Jalava â Self - Antti Jalava's brother
- Liisa Paavilainen â Self
Technical specs
- Color
- Black and White, Color
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