Sebastian (1995)

	Directed by: Svend Wam	COUNTRY Norway/Sweden Genre Drama AKA När alla vet RUNNING TIME 88 minutes
	Produced by: Petter Vennerød
	Written by (based on the novel "Svart Kayal" by Per Knutsen): Svend Wam

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Sebastian	Hampus Björk	½
Ulf	Nicolai Cleve Broch
Mamma	Ewa Fröling	-
Pappa	Helge Jordal
Lisbeth	Rebecka Hemse	-
Linda	Lena Olander	-

Review

This teen drama about a 17-year-old gay kid and his quest to find himself is a thematically interesting but narratively unremarkable film from Wam & Vennerød – incidentally their final collaboration. The combination of Swedish and Norwegian language comes off as affected, and large portions of the dialogue are clumsily written and delivered. So despite the interesting thematic foundation, a rather engaging lead performance by Hampus Björk, and some delightful music and cinematography, the pure narrative elements of the picture are lagging at best and downright ineffective at worst. The problem is poor craftsmanship more than anything else. Helge Jordal, who was so forceful in Orions belte, is cringeworthy with his horrid Swedish/Norwegian accent in the part of Sebastian's father.