Pure

Pure

2010 · 100 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

Katarina is 20 years old. With a troubled past in a dreary suburb, her life seems to be already set in stone - until she discovers music. Everything changes when she hears a performance of Mozart’s 'Requiem' at the Gothenburg Concert Hall that sends her reeling and opens up a beautiful new world. She feels that she has to change her life and get as far away from her ugly reality as possible. But the path she has to follow proves to be a treacherous one, filled with lies, betrayal and a dangerous liaison with the married conductor Adam. Yet Katarina is ready to do anything to gain her new identity.

Directed by Lisa Langseth · Written by Lisa Langseth

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Alicia Vikander Katarina
Samuel Fröler Adam
Josephine Bauer Birgitta
Martin Wallström Mattias
Frederik Nilsson Henrik
Ylva Gallon Sjuksköterskan
Elisabeth Göransson Agneta
Anna Åström Cicci
Helén Söderqvist Henriksson Marissa / The head of personnel
Magnus Lindberg Nille
Kim Lantz Vaktmästare
Isabella Alveborg Nya receptionisten

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