Facts: Former Greta award winner
2021 “Tigers” by Ronnie Sandahl
2020 “Run Uje run” by Henrik Schyffert
2019 “And then we danced” by Levan Akin
2018 “Border” by Ali Abbasi
2017 “The square” by Ruben Östlund
2016 “The Giant” by Johannes Nyholm
2015 “Tjuvheder” by Peter Grönlund
2014 “Tourist” by Ruben Östlund
2013 “The reunion” by Anna Odell
“‘Boy from Heaven’ is an impressive artistic achievement, both in form and content; a thriller about faith, corruption and politics that combines current affairs with timeless questions, and which is also well-acted in every supporting role,” writes the jury in its justification .
The prize has been awarded since 1961 and was renamed in 2000 to the Greta prize, named after Greta Garbo.
Director Tarik Saleh says he has a complicated relationship with film criticism and is therefore extra proud of the award.
“Rarely do you get to feel joy, when you get good criticism it’s rather a feeling of relief. But to be selected as the year’s best Swedish film by experts who see everything. Then it’s not with a feeling of relief but pure joy and pride . When I think of the big names who created films this year, it feels like a dream,” he says in a press release.