Storm (film)

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Eric Ericson on the Storm movie poster

Storm is a Swedish fantasy-thriller film from 2005, directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. The film stars Eric Ericson, Eva Röse and Jonas Karlsson.

The official opening of Storm was on January 20, 2006, but the actual opening was at a preview of the film on November 18, 2005 during the Stockholm Film Festival, where it also was awarded. Before 2006, Storm had already been sold to 18 other countries.

The film has been described by critics as a "cheaper Swedish version of The Matrix ", but has received very good reviews. Storm has also been influenced by the films Vanilla Sky, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and 28 Days Later.

The film was shot in Stockholm, Vänersborg (as the abandoned city) and in Trollhättan, a.k.a. Trollywood.

[edit] Trivia

Storm is the first Swedish feature to use the so called Wilhelm Scream.
A reference to the work of George Lucas is made with the use of the number 1138.
The DVD was released the 16th of August 2006 in Sweden.