World Premiere / Sweden / 2025 / English / 77 min / Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director, Writer: Elias Holgersson; Producer: Elias Holgersson, Alexander Ekman, Amanda Funkquist
Key Cast: Carl Backman, Kola Krauze, Amadeus Gustafsson, Lova Hellberg.
Contact: eliasholgersson98@gmail.com
A thief on the verge of self-ruin gets his life thrown upside down when his paths cross with a professional organization. ‘Sharks’ is a black-and-white neo-noir drama-thriller about a man on the margins of society who becomes ensnared in a criminal underworld. What begins as petty theft spirals into a deadly moral unraveling.
SPECIAL GUESTS: Elias Holgersson
Director Biography – Elias Holgersson
Having nurtured a fascination with storytelling since early childhood and making his first short films in his pre-teen years, Elias Holgersson now makes his feature debut with ‘Sharks’ – a stark, black-and-white neo-noir drama-thriller.
Director Statement
“I wanted to explore — and better understand — the ‘very thin and easily crossed line’ between one’s ethical-moral compass and the lure of personal ambition, which can ultimately lead to self-destruction. How easily do we actually abandon our values at the mere taste — or even passing thought — of how much greener the grass might seem on the other side?
I’m also drawn to the raw concept of ‘East’ & poor and ‘West’ & rich, in a broader, societal (worldly, if you will) context. Words like ‘economic welfare’ and ‘status’ often shape our behavior more than we’d like to admit — and certainly more than we’re willing to confront.
Shot in a stark, black-and-white noir style and rooted in psychological tension and moral ambiguity, ‘Sharks’ reflects my interest in outsiders, systems of control, and the quiet violence of desperation.”