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Pure (2010)

Katarina is 20 years old. With a troubled past in a dreary suburb, her life seems to be already set in stone - until she discovers music. Everything changes when she hears a performance of Mozart’s 'Requiem' at the Gothenburg Concert Hall that sends her reeling and opens up a beautiful new world. She feels that she has to change her life and get as far away from her ugly reality as possible. But the path she has to follow proves to be a treacherous one, filled with lies, betrayal and a dangerous liaison with the married conductor Adam. Yet Katarina is ready to do anything to gain her new identity.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Alicia VikanderAlicia VikanderKatarina
  • Photo of Samuel FrölerSamuel FrölerAdam
  • Photo of Josephine BauerJosephine BauerBirgitta
  • Photo of Martin WallströmMartin WallströmMattias
  • Photo of Frederik NilssonFrederik NilssonHenrik
  • Photo of Ylva GallonYlva GallonSjuksköterskan
  • Photo of Elisabeth GöranssonElisabeth GöranssonAgneta
  • Photo of Anna ÅströmAnna ÅströmCicci
  • Photo of Helén Söderqvist HenrikssonHelén Söderqvist HenrikssonMarissa / The head of personnel
  • Photo of Magnus LindbergMagnus LindbergNille

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