Åmål is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she has never done it. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her but is too shy to do anything about it. For different reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own homosexuality.
A completely charming reality-based romantic fantasy, both sweet-natured and sympathetic.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb 2001
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High school, small town, teenagers in hormone hell -- or is that heaven?
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
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Dahlstrom and especially Liljeberg are first-rate.
– Jeff Millar,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jul 2005
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While the storyline has few surprises, the central performances create a touching relationship, despite the suspicion that the male writer/director's interest in the subject is slightly dubious, or at least tokenistic.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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This powerful, funny romantic drama neatly integrates the dilemmas of a girl in love, the girl she loves, a boy who also loves that girl, and that girl's sister.