Estonian premiere

Comedy Queen

Local title
Naljahammas
Title in Russian
Королева комедии
Director
Sanna Lenken
Country
Sweden
Year
2022
Programme
Children's Programme, Main programme of Kinoff
Subject
grief, child-parent relationships, humour

Sasha doesn’t want to cry. She’s deeply angry at her mother for taking her own life. To escape a similar fate, the 13-year-old compiles a survival list. First up: cut off her long hair. Second: don’t read any more books. Third: never take care of something that's alive. And fourth: become a stand-up comedian to make her papa laugh again. On her way, Sasha can count on the support from friends and family, even if they can’t always follow her moves, like when she tells one of her bad jokes.

Age recommendation: 10+

Director
Sanna Lenken
Screenwriter
Linn Gottfridsson
Cast
Sigrid Johnson, Oscar Töringe, Ellen Taure, Iggy Malmborg, Adam Daho, Anna Bjelkerud, Frida Beckman
Producer
Rebecka Lafrenz, Anna Anthony
Cinematographer
Simom Pramsten
Editor
Andreas Nilsson SFK
Composer
Irya Gmeyner
Sound
Andreas Franck
Animation
Kristian Östberg
Production
FLX Feature AB, Film i Väst, SF Studios, Sveriges Television
World sales
Reinvent International Sales
Runtime
Language
Swedish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Other festivals
Berlin
Director
Sanna Lenken

Filmograafia Yoghurt (2010), My Skinny Sister (PÖFF 2015), Comedy Queen (2022)

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2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening061101 / Naljahammas
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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1st Hall Apollo Kino Jõhvi
Screening083401 / Naljahammas
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening101101 / Naljahammas
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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Hall Athena Center, Tartu
Screening162101 / Naljahammas
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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