Maryam: "The Quiet One"

A film by Emelie Wallgren and Ina Holmqvist

In a Stockholm suburb, children from all over the world go to a special school to learn Swedish before being transferred to ordinary schools. All of them have just arrived in Sweden. Maryam is the last to arrive and has not yet acquired language skills or made friends in her new environment. She is six years old and has fled from Iran with her mother. The film follows her struggle to grasp the mysteries of a new language and to find her feet in all that is new. For the first time, Maryam experiences snow, fish balls, and gingerbread men. How does one express oneself sufficiently to make friends, without having the words to do so?

The Quiet One - Trailer from Edvard Scott on Vimeo.

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02-Nov-2011
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Arj

Orientalist paradox!

by Arj on Wed Nov 02, 2011 07:53 PM PDT

Never seen snow before?! Unless she happens to be a Baluch or Bandari (which she doesn't seem to be), chances are she has! So, why lie? Perhaps because even those films whose aim seem to be tackling the common stereotypes, happen to be made from (or at least cater to) an Orientalist view!


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Monda

Very familiar...

by Monda on Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:21 AM PDT

with this particular project through an old friend who runs it. Thank you mehrdadm for this trailer.


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