ISABELLA and ULRIKA from MODUS (2015) - Lesbian Interest TV Series

Season 1 of Modus, a nordic noir crime series from Sweden features various subplots including a lesbian interest storyline about Ulrika who tries to find her girlfriend Isabella when she does not return as planned from a trip to Finland.

Ulrika makes enquiries at the Ferry Terminal

Ulrika gets concerned when her girlfriend does not arrive on the ferry as planned and she is not answering her phone. Ulrika goes to the hotel to find out what has happened and discovers that not only did Isabella not turn up for her massage but that she checked out in the middle of the night with no explanation.

Ulrika tries to find out why Isabella didn't turn up for her massage

Having no success in finding out what has happened Ulrika begins to wonder if Isabella has left her without telling her. She resolves to visit Isabella's parents even though she knows that she will get the cold shoulder from them as they have not accepted Isabella is in a lesbian relationship.

 

Ulrika gets really worried when she learns that Isabella did not phone her children

The Isabella and Ulrika storyline is part of a far more complex plot about members of the LGBTQ+ community who are being killed and features a small part by Liv Mjönes (from the Kiss Me movie) as Patricia, an out lesbian in a loving relationship.

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Alexandra Rapaport - as Ulrika

Julia Dufvenius - as Isabella Levin

Country of Origin: Sweden

Genre: Drama / Crime

Language: Swedish

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 12 minutes playlist

Release Date: 2015

Director: Lisa Siwe

Creator: Based on novel Frukta inte by Norwegian author and lawyer Anne Holt

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THE GIRL KING (2015) - Lesbian Interest Film from Sweden - Kristina and Ebba

The Girl King is a Swedish lesbian interest movie about the early life of Queen Kristina (born 1626) and her love for the Countess Ebba Sparre. Set in 17th century Sweden amidst the turmoil of The Thirty Years war of Protestantism versus Catholicism The Girl King is a biographical portrait of Queen Kristina's struggle to assert herself as a woman in a man's world and the tide of conservative forces opposed to her ideas of modernization. The Girl King also explores Queen Kristina's awakening sexuality and provides a few choice love scenes between Kristina and Ebba.

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Malin Buska as Queen Kristina (Christina)

Sarah Gadon as Countess Ebba Sparre

Country of Origin: Sweden

Genre: Drama / Crime

Language: Swedish

Runtime: 1 hour 46 mins - 2.26 minute trailer

Release Date: 2015

Director: Mika Kaurismäki

Screenplay: Michel Marc Bouchard

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KYSS MIG / KISS ME / WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT (2011) - Lesbian Movie

Mia and Frida

Kiss Me (Kyss Mig) (2011) is a lesbian interest movie that deals with architect Mia who is planning her wedding to long-term boyfriend Tim. She has her world turned upside down when she falls in love with out lesbian Frida, the daughter of her father's fiancee. While the triangle is a familiar plotline the treatment and acting in this film make it a cut above the rest. Also released as With Every Heartbeat.

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Ruth Vega Fernandez as Mia

Liv Mjönes as Frida

Country of Origin: Sweden

Genre: Drama

Language: Swedish

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 2 minute Trailer

Initial Release: July 29, 2011

Director: Alexandra Therese Keining

Creator: Based on an idea by Alexandra Therese Keining and Josefin Tengblad

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SHOW ME LOVE (Amal) (2000) - Lesbian Movie from Sweden

Show Me Love (Amal) is a lesbian coming of age movie concerning two teenage girls, Elin and Agnes, growing up in a small town in Sweden who fall in love. Elin is beautiful, popular and bored with life. She has kissed a lot of boys but still hasn't found what she is looking for. Agnes, on the other hand, is friendless, sad, and secretly admires Elin from afar. When Elin accepts a dare one night and kisses Agnes she gets a lot more than she bargained for.

Show Me Love is still one of the best lesbian movies ever made and is a lesbian classic of first love angst. Note Show Me Love was released in some countries under the title of F__king Amal.

Alexandra Dahlström (Elin)\

Rebecka Liljeberg (Agnes)

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Country of Origin: Sweden

Genre: Drama

Language: Swedish

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 2 minute Trailer

Initial Release: August, 2000 USA

Director: Lukas Moodysson

Screenplay: Lukas Moodysson

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