Dancing Queens (film)
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| Directed by | Helena Bergström |
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| Produced by | Joana Sorobetea |
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| Cinematography | Peter Mokrosinski |
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| Music by | Gaute Storaas |
Production company | Sweetwater Production |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Dancing Queens is a 2021 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Helena Bergström, written by Bergström and Denize Karabuda. It stars Molly Nutley, Fredrik Quiñones, Marie Göranzon, and Mattias Nordkvist.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Dylan Pettersson, a 23-year-old young woman from a small island in the Bohuslän archipelago, aspires to be a professional dancer. She’s talked into covering cleaning duties at the struggling gay drag club Queens for a week. Victor, the club’s star dancer and choreographer, discovers Dylan's talent, and she desperately wants to be a dancer on the show, but she's a girl — and it's a drag show.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Molly Nutley as Dylan Pettersson
- Fredrik Quiñones as Victor
- Marie Göranzon as Margareta
- Mattias Nordkvist as Kenneth Petterson
- Claes Malmberg as Tommy La Diva
- Christopher Wollter as Micke Seth
- Emil Almén as Magnus
- Razmus Nyström as Sasha
- André Christenson as Joel
- Louie Indriana as Hassan
Release
[edit]Dancing Queens was digitally released by Netflix on June 3, 2021.[4][5]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Lodge, Guy (June 3, 2021). "'Dancing Queens' Review: Drag Doesn't Discriminate in This Sparkly but Insipid Swedish Comedy". Variety. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Budowski, Jade (June 3, 2021). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Dancing Queens' On Netflix, Where A Young Woman Finds Joy Dancing At A Drag Club". Decider.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Dancing Queens". Netflix Media Center. Netflix. 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Giertz, Elias (22 April 2021). "Helena Bergström's film Dancing Queens premieres on Netflix June 3". Netflix. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Robinson, Jacob (May 12, 2021). "Swedish-Comedy 'Dancing Queens' Coming to Netflix in June 2021". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Dancing Queens". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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