I saw this movie in Vancouver when it premiered at the VIFF many years ago. It's one of the most stressful movies I've ever seen. It's two stories, one about an Arab immigrant who left his life in Iran behind to pursue one with a future in Sweden who's being blackmailed by old terrorist contacts who will kill his Iranian wife and child if he doesn't set off a bomb for them. The other story is about a boy that gets bullied until he's pushed too far and then kills another student in the woods with his police officer mother's gun. There are no happy endings in this film, and every decision is wrought with circumstances that seem insurmountable by our protagonists. If you can find it, watch it.
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