HEJ - Swedish short film.

En film om Fredrik och Sebastian som ovetande vad den andra känner båda genomgår jobbiga situationer ofta skapade av samma personer.
Regi och manus: Olivia Kjellander
Regiassistent & Foto: Tobias Nilsson
Skådespelare: Oscar Pettersson, James Olsson, Rasmus Melin, Robin Nilzon, Niklas Hagerman.
Musik: Anders Lindholm
Tack till: Katarina Czabafy, Emma Kallas, Klass ES11D.

[@rdkuless]

I didn't need to understand the language... It was so well directed that I understood the implications. Bravo..!

[@modermoud4417]

tack

[@joeowens6180]

The Swedes don't say much, but at least one guy has courage and honor! Good for him.

[@rosemariehyde7558]

I probably need to rewatch because I literally couldn't get over how beautiful he is.

[@daveb.4383]

It was a cool student film about bullying and how it only takes one to stop the cycle!

[@nichill7474]

I’ve never held a guys hand so fast. That’s impressive.

[@josiaswaldeck8936]

If you want to watch gay movies, you must know every single language in the world.

[@SakuraSaskey]

Haha I agree, but it was pretty easy to understand what was happening

[@justinpackard8111]

I speak Dansk, French and now English. How much more do I have to know? Fortunately, the art of kissing as boy can be read in every language around the world.

[@josiaswaldeck8936]

You are doing pretty good then. You could be a linguist for the American Central Intelligence Agency.

[@justinpackard8111]

LOL. It's the only thing I'm good at. I can't do maths for shit. Probably will never pass my GCSEs.

[@1marcelo]

If I understood correctly, "hej" means "gay", doesn't it? Probably the "g" is written like "h" in Swedish, and the rest is pretty clear :-)

[@2biasMotion]

Thank you so much random english guy! :) Im glad people not from Sweden can understand the story! Means alot. :)

[@tuvajohnsen7418]

2biasMotion lol Im Norwegian so i understand

[@keithss67]

Was a really sweet movie. Only thing is that they went a little fast from “hey” to holding hands

[@koosriedijk3872]

you are quite right there. The fact that they walked on together was simply enough (and far better).

[@MegaJohn144]

Really nice film. You don't need to know Swedish because the message is universal. You only need to know the word "Hej", which in this case means "hi". The director is speaking the dialect of Skåne, the southernmost province in Sweden - across from Denmark, and home of my Swedish ancestors.

[@guleet75]

John Crane was this filmed in Skane ?

[@MegaJohn144]

I have no idea. It does look like someplace in Sweden.

[@craigbrush5784]

Hello from Australia. Even though I don't speak Swedish, I don't need to, it is a beautiful film. Thank you to all involved. Loved it.

[@123benny4]

That's all you need, that one person who looks at you like that, that believes in you, that thinks you are great.

[@Nijdaa]

He is the most beautiful guy I have every seen...the bullied one, that is

[@MrMiguelberrios]

+Nijda Celine Dyon

[@miuramike8310]

+Nijda I have relatives in Sweden and visit during Christmas & every summer vacation (I live in California). This bullied guy is beautiful, no doubt. But guys that gorgeous are common in Sweden, all over the country. I've never seen anything like it. California is great, but go to Sweden or Norway for a vacation and you won't believe your eyes.

[@Nijdaa]

+Miura Mike Well I think I know where I'm going for a vacation. The landscape looks amazing as well, in photos I've seen.

[@miuramike8310]

+Nijda Absolutely go for a vacation! Unless you love cold weather, go in the summer. Summers are when tourists go, especially to the Stockholm area, but it's never crowded like Paris or London. Spring & fall are great, much cooler weather, but the crowds are gone. It's a very large, long country similar in size to California so there is much to see. Every region has it's own style & food, and Swedes LOVE to eat. Oddly, there are not many fat people (not like here in the US!) In summer the sun never sets fully because it's so far north, and in northern Sweden there is the midnight sun all summer. Yes, you can get a tan at night! Gays have full rights, you will see gays hand in hand sometimes. Few Swedes are religious, it's more important to them to be a decent person. Yes, there lots of beautiful men & women. Swedish men (gay & straight) do tend to be quiet & shy compared to Americans. You won't get hassled by men like you would in Italy or Greece, that's for sure! You might have to make the first move, but I've yet to meet a Swede that wasn't polite. One thing that's great: you don't have to speak Swedish! Everyone speaks more than just Swedish, and most speak perfect English....French, German, Italian, Spanish...Swedes get an excellent education and are great linguists. If you liked this movie "Hej" (it means "hello") and is pronounced "hey", there are lots of Swedish (and Scandinavian) tv show & movies with gay characters....or just gorgeous characters! No doubt you've seen "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", which was also a 4 part movie in Sweden before the America version. VERY Swedish. One of my favorites is the tv series "Andra Avenyn" which means "Second Avenue". It was a drama that ran from 2007-10 and had gay characters & straight ones. The characters of Adam & Kim (a man's name in Sweden) were bi/gay and were played by 2 out gay actors. You can watch it here on youtube, just type in Andra Avenyn. Another one you can watch on youtube is "Lucky Blue" which has 2 VERY hot gay Swedish actors playing gay teens.

[@Nijdaa]

+Miura Mike It sounds really nice, definitely would go in the summer. Here in Australia 18 degrees Celsius is freezing, so I would barely be able to handle an environment with snow. I love how it seems so progressive as well, especially from what I've heard (and very recently heard) and the food would be a HUGE plus. Sweden is without a doubt, one of my top must-see destinations.

[@b.erisblackexo-l1503]

Hey from Vienna. Loved this short film. The blond guy is so beautiful... stunning.

[@cjdavis2684]

OMG The blonde boy is SO cute!

[@nellyeche1654]

The bullied guy is so damn cute. Am in love

[@jimleon7894]

Lovely film. Destroys the ugly sterotype of "sad" gay endings.

[@2biasMotion]

Well, Two guys have feelings for each other, one of them hangs out with "the cool gang". And he is afraid of being unpopular, but his feelings are so strong that he finally realize that being with the person he loves is more important than anything. :)

[@michael10370]

traurig aber ein schöner film.Bin froh daß sich die beiden gefunden haben ,schönes happy end . super toll.

[@frauwaltraud2214]

Ja und ohne zuviel Gerede...😍

[@braincabbage]

also: next time I get bullied and one of them runs up to me and says Hi after their friends shoved me I'll make sure to smile and walk home with them and hold hands immediately.

[@HalvorRaknes]

+47cybele59 I think such conceptions would have been way beyond the shallow, politically correct agenda pushers they assembled to make this public service announcement.

[@ehbleaagh9027]

foreverVanney ja

[@rakkasei3367]

You're missing some important clues. They obviously have been together before. How else would he have known his number to text him?

[@sann5146]

@@rakkasei3367 OH 🧐 ! I see. I was also thinking how ridiculous that was but I see now 🤔

[@dmmoctober]

Ahahahahahahahaha

[@dylwhs]

Good modern tale. It's nice to see the behind the scenes footage. I enjoyed.

[@SardonicALLY]

I guess they must have been flirting via text all along, and the popular kid finally came around to the idea that he could free himself from his friends and be open about his feelings in the end? It was virtually a silent movie, hardly any Swedish at all. I liked this movie, I had to piece together the implications buried in the plot in my head to make sense of the ending.

[@thanhngo3667]

life is not always like this (i mean the end) it hurts instead... this ending is what we are dreaming of

[@cokeinpepsi]

Thành Ngô Oh yeah hủ VN

[@luigic6729]

They call movies the dream's factory : so why not happy endings in them , at least?

[@fistlelan3163]

love it.. it all starts with a hi!

[@phocian]

i know right! that's all it takes sometimes for you to put a smile on someone's face; that's definitely something to think about.

[@stacygordon5784]

He is so gorgeous!!

[@morningsminion3242]

Holding hands so quickly strains credulity...

[@frauwaltraud2214]

Macht doch nichts

[@tommyflorida9204]

I was bullied many times but I fought back and beat the hell out of my bullies. They never dared do it again. I don't understand why these people don't dare to react back.

[@daveb.4383]

Good for you Tommy! But some don't have it in them to fight back and were taught differently as well!

[@dmmoctober]

Oooh you’re hard

[@stuartwilliams4016]

A sweet film with a happy ending...more please

[@magnusandersson8856]

Berörande o vacker liten historia ,det här .. Fint slut 💞

[@CutoDracon]

I'm glad there wasn't must dialogue as this made for a minuscule language barrier.

[@c7edwards]

It seems like every bully has a closeted friend trying to prove himself. How sad. Good thing when that friend chooses to be himself.

[@Unicorn-jj2og]

What a splendid film. I enjoyed this even though I don't understand a word of Swedish. Very high quality production.

[@finisanchez6828]

the main actor looks like a modern anime character brought to life

[@jmpan-zb6uo]

Cool film, Tobias. But, sadly tragic. I would have stopped and picked up the papers and handed them to him with a smile. Such a good looking boy to be treated so cruelly. Very well done film, though. I like the music. Keep up the good work!!!!

[@rosahlees5520]

The bullied guy👨‍💼is demn hot!! I mean he is soo cute, handsome. His looks are to die for!! Thumps up!👍👍👍👍.

[@Gorywynn]

This reminds me of my years at school. 13 years, absolute horror 🥺 Luckily he has someone approach him at the end. Someone cute 😍

[@donnieraveling188]

a picture is worth a thousand words

[@beckcarlsburstedt145]

*gets to 3 min in* *realizes there're no subtitles* *decides to just keep watching anyway*

[@IMeanIGuessWhatevs]

there's not much talking, but quite a bit of the lines I surprisingly understood.

[@legaleagle46]

That's because some concepts are universal, such as bullying and the importance of standing up to it.

[@MarcosSteckham]

Beautiful. Cheers from Argentina

[@jimtuch]

This is just terrific filmmaking. Loved the whole thing. Congratulations!

[@samirsigneu3920]

Beautiful. Sensitive, poetic. Direction and script sensitively worked. Good actors. Really enjoyed! Lindo. Sensível, poético. Direção e roteiro sensivelmente trabalhados. Bons atores. Gostei muito!

[@thornabyidiot]

Don't know any swedish but got a pretty good idea of the ins and outs just from the acting and visuals. Stunning. Beautifully shot and acted. love from a random english guy x

[@LGBTR3naissance]

I love this short film! Fredrik and Sebastian make a nice pair. Really good classic story about friendship, bullying, love and reaching out to others. This reminds me of my own experiences as the shy kid who would sit alone and was apprehensive about approaching others. The ending is so sweet!

[@justdru]

bullying comes in all forms and I doubt it will ever go away no matter where we live...sad

[@user-ce6jg8rb4e]

Я смотрю это ровно через семь лет после его выхода

[@jivanvasant]

ESCALATION Fred and Seb bridged the gap in their strained relationship, and their friendliness escalated quickly. [9:23 to 10 :03] From Hi! to eye contact to holding hands in 40 seconds. The blond actor reminds me of David Bowie.

[@BIjimmy1961]

It is so sad when people can not be them self.

[@davidfryer9359]

simply wonderful. Truth doesn't overstate. Love can not, even in silence,understate. DAVID FRYER

[@evelinajohnsson709]

Älskar såna här kortfilmer!! Så bra gjord och så fin i helhet, blev tårögd i slutet

[@rainbowvantravel7472]

Brilliant storyline and love the cast especially the check shirt bloke... he's gorgeous xx

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

Actually better looking than the bullied one.

[@gendaminoru3195]

6:33?

[@emonmustafa9605]

Wow! Just mind-blowing😍👍

[@peterwy874]

Very well made film, the topic being a current one: Bullying is unacceptable.

[@emmad7231]

lmao this is why i love knowing norwegian, bc i can understand swedish too😂

[@lovemysw]

great story, pretty guys, beautiful music. good job!!!

[@mattnielsen6793]

great movie greetings from Poland

[@Takitos666]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL EYES!!

[@user-cv3kr6zw9r]

Как красиво встретились их взгляды💓

[@Jade-bt3xc]

So sweet ☺️

[@tammi4640]

At 4:48 that's freaking art

[@MarcusLeepapi]

Pretty nice... Thanks for this video clip...

[@scottascooter3453]

i love movies like this, i only know english and a little sign language but i understood the film perfectly

[@minhanhtran7745]

Very nice and tender movie

[@auroraradkegreen]

The blonde guy is fucking gorgeous,just saying...... This was really cute (apart from the fact that I have understood nothing but hej)! I found it a little bit too sudden for them to hold hands, but still cute ♡

[@dmmoctober]

Prefer the other one and I doubt his type would be the twinky blonde just sayin!

[@braincabbage]

they look like 20 and are still throwing paper balls and paper planes? herregud

[@violalalinor9934]

sure, herregud min jesus!!!!

[@suryadevdobriyal6550]

Yeah sure i got my first sword real one when i was 16 and i killed 5 goats with it

[@user-fx2hg7jl5h]

Nice short film..bravo :)

[@SleepyNemesiz]

Script: Title: Hej Guy1: hej Guy2:hej Guy2:hej Guy2:hej THE END

[@ggrinfan]

I love the film and the music was fantastic

[@ceciliabm9416]

No sé, pero creo que la he visto con esta como 5 veces,me hubiera gustado con subespañol, pero en fin ya la ví otra vez ,ese niño con los ojos azules como el cielo le deseo lo mejor, y para todos los que participaron de una manera u otra bendiciones,al final la paciencia y el amor es la recompensa, salud y felicidad

[@thetngon3285]

You are so brave to come out and part from bullying friends like this.

[@temperatewaters7073]

Ur profile pic is lyfe

[@thetngon3285]

Hmmm? Lyfe???

[@temperatewaters7073]

T James sry autocorrect I meant life

[@anubabu6851]

Beautiful

[@Tuulilintu]

Så söt

[@swerveon]

WoW - I wish it was that simple

[@HalvorRaknes]

+Cole Pretty simplistic, yeah…

[@muchemo6330]

Yah think

[@MegaJohn144]

Don't write it off. You never know till you try. Sometimes, just talking to somebody or acknowledging them can make a huge difference.

[@sprh60]

Nice film and cool music!

[@FranciscoSantos-ss3uq]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥otimo curta metragem.,, Gostei,, beijos.♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@sofiaalarcon4373]

the music is fantastic

[@marcelinaklis2902]

To jest naprawde przykre jak innych traktują z tego powodu ze są innej orientacji lub z powodu innego wyglądu / bycia nieśmiałym / zamkniętym w sobie . Ale film naprawde ciekawy oraz chwytający za serce ❤

[@thenativeamericans]

so beautiful

[@skylarvlogp702]

You need not be Swedish to understand (forstar) this movie. I'm from the Philippines. The lead actor is beautiful (vacker(t). Maganda talaga at may aral ang pelikulang ito.

[@moondoggieist]

Very well done !

[@user-cv3kr6zw9r]

Хорошенький такой приятный парень как его можно обижать...да и вообще кого то...не понимаю

[@pushypapi]

ISAK!!!! 😱😂🖤

[@MarcusLeepapi]

It is very worldly...Emotions are everywhere...People like people in general everywhere....Love and life.....Nice..

[@Earl99965]

Good job! Nice work!

[@efblackwelder]

Really didn't need words. Thankfully it was all pretty self explanatory. :)

[@frankyoriginal]

[@HVAC_Sean]

I love this one!

[@MarysaSN]

Really nice story but the holdings hands at the end didn't seemed much natural, too sudden perhaps. In general, I found it quite good.

[@edoko63]

My interpretation was the two had a falling out, but at the end, the boyfriend couldn't be without him.

[@anaromualdo3094]

+edoko63 Oh never thought of it that way. I guess it would make sense then.

[@clawdore]

+edoko63 Mine too. He had his phone number and the blonde boy approached him at the cafeteria as if he knew him.

[@rogerhall6450]

Wow. Was hoping, but didn't think it would happen! All four guys didn't have any girls hanging around them the whole time. Hhhhhmmmmm? They we're Losers. But yet they picked on the tall, good looking, well dressed guy. At least one got smart and went with his true feelings.

[@sofi-xc1mi]

beautiful...

[@ianevans2917]

Small bullying groups such as the one in this film are characterised by weak individuas who rely on the cohesion of the group in order to survive. The transfer their inadequacies as individuals onto an identified 'victim' as a deflection. It just takes one person in the group to break the pattern of bullying behaviour and to disengage, and as a consequence the group is disempowered. An excellent short film which serves to remind us just how miserable young gay lives can be when bullying inadequates are continually enabled by inaction on the part of others.

[@ZachariahGreggs]

Trevlig film

[@danmakely9294]

Good message.

[@starstal1625]

Vad bra film

[@arielking4003]

I miss Skam :(

[@gl-jp8up]

It’s interesting how the whole time it’s a music that is playing in reverse

[@WilliamHurst-xg1sz]

Very nice all three .xx

[@demolitiontyler9563]

gråter

[@modermoud4417]

ja

[@aino333]

HOW DID HE GO THE STAIRS DOWN SO FAST

[@jayvanteijlingen1900]

He was actually floating.

[@isabelah3023]

SORCERY

[@ALB.T-800]

Not Aino swedish super powers😁

[@jadynthomas9791]

Magic

[@jadynthomas9791]

I can go down the steps that fast it’s not that hard

[@LaWarandinga]

awesome.

[@jacobr5684]

Well done. I don't speak the language but i still got it.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Cool.