The film is a documentary epic and a portrait of a human being in history and in our present. Lida is an old Babushka – and the last Old-Swedish speaking person in a former Swedish settlement in Eastern Ukraine. She lives in a nursing home and has fallen in love with a Russian man. Her sister and son, whom she hasn't seen in 50 years, live in Russia. When Lida passes away, a language will disappear along with her recollections from World War II. By blending time and places, the film paints a poetic narrative of a family love that only exists in memories.
| Original title | Lida |
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| Danish title | Lida |
| Keywords | Ukraine, Minorities, Senior citizens, Women, Senior citizens home, Everyday life, Personal history, Memoires, 2010-2019 |
| Director | Anna Eborn |
| Producer | Katja Adomeit |
| Director of Photography | Nadim Carlsen, Kristoffer Jönsson, Johan Hannu, Virginie Surdej |
| Composer | Fredrik Wictorsson |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut |
| International sales | Antipode Sales and Distribution |
| Danish theatrical release | 11.09.2017 |
| Comment | Second feature-length documentary by Swedish director Anna Eborn. The film premiered at CPH:DOX. Eborn made her first long documentary with Pine Ridge (2013), which world-premiered at the Venice Film Festival. She has directed the short films The Brazilian (2007) and Baba (2010), selected for Göteborg Film Festival and Nordic Panorama. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
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| Executive Producer | Adomeit Film ApS |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Anna Eborn |
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| Producer | Katja Adomeit |
| Producer's assistant | Annette Averhoff |
| Co-producer | David Herdies |
| Producer's assistant | Lars Iversen |
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| Cinematographer | Nadim Carlsen |
| Cinematographer | Kristoffer Jönsson |
| Cinematographer | Johan Hannu |
| Cinematographer | Virginie Surdej |
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| Composer | Fredrik Wictorsson |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Philip Nicolai Flindt |
| Sound | Thomas Arent |
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| Grading | Simon Lytting |
| Graphic design | Åsmund Sollihøgda |
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