Du ritar fult

Another short where a young man tells us that he as a boy once killed a classmate in school

The title of the film in English is (direct translation): 'You draw ugly'.

We get to know that the name of the young boy he killed was Pierre - "a strange name", as our anti hero states.
What then follows is a description on how all this happened and as the title indicates it starts when the two young boys are having a drawing lesson.

The victim Pierre is at first teasing our story teller, degrading his drawings, thereby making him a victim for his malice.
This becomes more and more irritating for the other and finally he takes his pencil, stabbing Pierre to death.

The story is told in a way where the protagonist is almost totally stripped of emotions. He just tells the story in a way as if he was telling us about a everyday event, although an incident like this, for most people, is not a everyday event, thank God.

We are not given any other explanations to why he committed this act, more than the fact that the other boy made fun of him.

In this sense I think this piece of work very well illustrate the Swedish or rather Scandinavian way of living, acting and reacting. Emotions are almost forbidden, the lives of people in Scandinavia is to well organized, secure and boring, that the only way to make a difference is to commit an act like this. 
One doesn't have to have a reason, or if there is one, it's often a very insignificant one.

The indifference versus other people's lives and human rights is highly developed in the Scandinavian countries and the respect for others are only expressed verbally, seldom practiced.
Look at Anders Behring Breivik! He is however only the more visible example of a mentality so interweaved in the societal structure in Sweden and the other Scandinavian countries, that the ordinary citizen doesn't notice that the mentality he displays is a part of the socital structure.

The film can also evoke questions about our own responsibility for what happens to us. In this case one can ask oneself why Pierre starts bullying his classmate and why he can't stop.
On the other hand: Our protagonists reaction, could it be said to correlate to Pierre's 'assault'?

Director: Victor Danell.
It was produced within the framework of 'Crazy Pictures'. Take a look at their productions through a 'click' on the name. You will find some very interesting material.