Damn Men

Christmas 1983.

After yet another violent argument, seven-year-old Andrev's mother reveals a secret to him: his dad is actually not his dad.

Rather than being devastated, Andrev is thrilled by the possibilities this revelation opens up. With a child's resilience, he navigates life and his mother's more or less destructive relationships with various men.

Andrev's mother draws men to her with an irresistible force, but even she cannot control how they behave. The men are like magicians or artists, murderers or thieves, and just like growing pains, they show up uninvited and disappear without warning.

Jävla karlar is a coming-of-age story filled with both darkness and humour. It is about a boy and his mother, about a collection of damn men, and about not becoming one of them yourself.