2022 Stockholm International Film Festival
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Opening filmBoy from Heaven
by Tarik Saleh
by Tarik Saleh
Closing filmMaster Gardener
by Paul Schrader
by Paul Schrader
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Founded1990
 Official poster | |
| Opening film | Boy from Heaven by Tarik Saleh |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Master Gardener by Paul Schrader |
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Awards | Bronze Horse (Holy Spider) |
| No. of films | 130 from 50 countries |
| Festival date | 9–20 November 2022 |
| Website | stockholmfilmfestival |
The 33rd Stockholm International Film Festival took place from 9 to 20 November 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] The festival was opened with the Nordic premiere of political thriller film Boy from Heaven directed by Tarik Saleh and closed with Paul Schrader's crime thriller Master Gardener.[2]
The most prestigious award, Bronze Horse was awarded to crime thriller film Holy Spider, directed by Ali Abbasi.[3]
In competition
The following films were selected for the main international competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autobiography | Makbul Mubarak | Indonesia, France, Germany, Poland, Singapore, Philippines, Qatar | |
| Beautiful Beings | Berdreymi | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Iceland |
| Blanquita | Fernando Guzzoni | Chile, Mexico, Luxembourg, France, Poland | |
| Bread and Salt | Chleb i sól | Damian Kocur | Poland |
| The Damned Don't Cry | Les damnés ne pleurent pas | Fyzal Boulifa | France, Morocco, Belgium |
| Emily | Frances O'Connor | United Kingdom, United States | |
| For My Country | Pour la France | Rachid Hami | France |
| Harka | Lotfy Nathan | France, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, United States | |
| Holy Spider | عنکبوت مقدس | Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany |
| Love According to Dalva | Dalva | Emmanuelle Nicot | France, Belgium |
| Lullaby | Cinco lobitos | Alauda Ruiz de Azúa | Spain |
| A Man | ある男 | Kei Ishikawa | Japan |
| Mother and Son | Un petit frère | Léonor Serraille | France |
| Motherhood | La Maternal | Pilar Palomero | Spain |
| The Pack | La jauría | Andrés Ramírez Pulido | Colombia, France |
| Return to Seoul | Retour à Séoul | Davy Chou | France, Germany, Belgium, Qatar, Cambodia |
| Saint Omer | Alice Diop | France | |
| Scarlet | L'envol | Pietro Marcello | France, Italy, Germany, Russia |
| Until Tomorrow | تا فردا | Ali Asgari | Iran, France, Qatar |
- Highlighted title indicates Bronze Horse winner.
International Documentary
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All That Breathes | Shaunak Sen | India, United States, United Kingdom | |
| All the Beauty and the Bloodshed | Laura Poitras | United States | |
| Eternal Spring | Jason Loftus | Canada | |
| Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom | Evgeny Afineevsky | Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Grab | Gabriela Cowperthwaite | United States | |
| The Kiev Trial | Киевский процесс | Sergei Loznitsa | Ukraine, Netherlands |
| Lynch/Oz | Alexandre O. Philippe | United States | |
| The March on Rome | Marcia su Roma | Mark Cousins | Italy |
| Mariupolis 2 | Mantas Kvedaravičius | Lithuania, France, Germany | |
| The Matchmaker | Benedetta Argentieri | Italy | |
| My Old School | Jono McLeod | United Kingdom | |
| Nothing Compares | Kathryn Ferguson | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| A Rising Fury | Lesya Kalynska, Ruslan Batytsky | Ukraine, Norway, United States | |
| The Territory | Alex Pritz | Brazil, Denmark, United States | |
Open Zone
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beasts | As bestas | Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Spain, France |
| Boy from Heaven (opening) | صبي من الجنة | Tarik Saleh | Sweden, France, Finland |
| Broker | 브로커 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea |
| Decision to Leave | 헤어질 결심 | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| Empire of Light | Sam Mendes | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Kings of the World | Los reyes del mundo | Laura Mora Ortega | Colombia |
| Klondike | Клондайк | Maryna Er Gorbach | Ukraine, Turkey |
| Leonora addio | Paolo Taviani | Italy | |
| Nostalgia | Mario Martone | Italy, France | |
| The Novelist's Film | 소설가의 영화 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| One Year, One Night | Un año, una noche | Isaki Lacuesta | Spain, France |
| Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush | Andreas Dresen | Germany, France | |
| Rebel | Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah | Belgium, France, Luxembourg | |
| The Silent Twins | Agnieszka Smoczyńska | United Kingdom, Poland, United States | |
| Stella in Love | Stella est amoureuse | Sylvie Verheyde | France |
| Walk Up | 탑 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| World War III | جنگ جهانی سوم | Houman Seyyedi | Iran |
Discovery
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma viva | Cristèle Alves Meira | Portugal, Belgium, France | |
| Blue Jean | Georgia Oakley | United Kingdom | |
| Brian and Charles | Jim Archer | United Kingdom | |
| Butterfly Vision | Бачення метелика | Maksym Nakonechnyi | Ukraine, Croatia, Czechia, Sweden |
| Daughter of Rage | La hija de todas las rabias | Laura Baumeister de Montis | Nicaragua |
| How Is Katia? | Як там Катя? | Christina Tynkevych | Ukraine |
| Plan 75 | Chie Hayakawa | Japan, Philippines, France | |
| Robe of Gems | Manto de gemas | Natalia López Gallardo | Mexico, Argentina, United States |
| Rodéo | Lola Quivoron | France | |
| The Quiet Girl | An Cailín Ciúin | Colm Bairéad | Ireland |
| The Water | El agua | Elena López Riera | Switzerland, Spain, France |
| The Woodcutter Story | Metsurin tarina | Mikko Myllylahti | Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany |
| The Worst Ones | Les Pires | Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret | France |
Icons
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Banshees of Inisherin | Martin McDonagh | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Bones and All | Luca Guadagnino | Italy, United States | |
| Call Jane | Phyllis Nagy | United States | |
| Dead for a Dollar | Walter Hill | Canada, United States | |
| Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | Sophie Hyde | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Listener | Steve Buscemi | United States | |
| Living | Oliver Hermanus | United Kingdom | |
| Master Gardener (closing) | Paul Schrader | United States | |
| Other People's Children | Les enfants des autres | Rebecca Zlotowski | France |
| Prison 77 | Modelo 77 | Alberto Rodríguez Librero | Spain |
| She Said | Maria Schrader | United States | |
| The Sitting Duck | La Syndicaliste | Jean-Paul Salomé | France, Germany |
| The Son | Florian Zeller | France, United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Woman King | Gina Prince-Bythewood | United States | |
American Independent
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruiser | Miles Warren | United States | |
| Cherry | Sophie Galibert | United States | |
| Funny Pages | Owen Kline | United States | |
| I Love My Dad | James Morosini | United States | |
| Monica | Andrea Pallaoro | United States, Italy | |
| Nanny | Nikyatu Jusu | United States | |
| Palm Trees and Power Lines | Jamie Dack | United States | |
| Peace in the Valley | Tyler Riggs | United States | |
| To Leslie | Michael Morris | United States | |
| War Pony | Riley Keough, Gina Gammell | United States | |
Twilight Zone
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Flower | Harum Malam | Dain Said | Malaysia |
| Family Dinner | Peter Hengl | Austria | |
| The Gravity | La Gravité | Cédric Ido | France |
| House of Darkness | Neil LaBute | United States | |
| Hunt | 헌트 | Lee Jung-jae | South Korea |
| Medusa Deluxe | Thomas Hardiman | United Kingdom | |
| Nightsiren | Světlonoc | Tereza Nvotová | Slovakia, Czechia |
| Project Wolf Hunting | 늑대사냥 | Kim Hong-seon | South Korea |
| V/H/S/99 | Johannes Roberts, Vanessa and Joseph Winter, Maggie Levin, Tyler MacIntyre, Flying Lotus | United States | |
| Venus | Jaume Balagueró | Spain, United States | |
| Wetiko | Kerry Mondragon | Mexico | |
Special Presentations
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen Cowboy | Nicolas Winding Refn | Denmark | Netflix | |