"Ta av mig" or "Undress me" is a Swedish 15-minute short film from 2012, so it will have its 5th anniversary last year. The director is Victor Lindgren (his first work) and he also co-wrote the script together with Jana Bringlöv Ekspong. She plays one of the two main characters and the other is portrayed by Björn Elgerd. This film is as short as it is explicit, but this should not be a surprise to anybody who knows that the short film genre is very popular when it comes to LBGT films. Here we have the story of a woman who was a man before her operation and she is on a date with a guy who knows about her past and is genuinely curious about who he is going out with. But is it just curiosity or also attraction? Maybe something in-between? Decide for yourself. I personally would say this film is better than the generally low level of movie making when it comes to LBGT-themed short films, but it's still not a good watch really as the story and the characters did not really feel memorable to me. This is a film that is only relevant to people in the same situation like the characters, but everybody else will not make a connection here. I give it a thumbs-down and I think if anybody from the people working on this (luckily) short film want to have a big breakthrough outside of Sweden too, then they need to improve their game.
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Very interesting and educational.
capelladewdrop27 October 2015
Warning: Spoilers
A guy pulls a girl at a bar then on the way back to her place she makes the mistake of revealing to him that she was born a man.
As a transgender person myself I feel a personal connection to the character 'Mikaela. Revealing that she used to be a man turned out to be a huge mistake, as instead of making love to her at her house it turns into a game of twenty questions about her operations and everything.
Putting a transgender person on the spot like this is not just rude but downright offensive to the person, especially asking the person their 'old name' or 'real name'.
People should watch this to learn how to treat as transgender person properly, Han ruined a good time by making Mikaela feel uncomfortable and you could see it in her face and general mood.
The acting in this short movie was superb even although the dialog wasn't in English. It demonstrates perfectly why sometimes you should just keep your mouth shut. People often say it is their right to ask questions which is true but they need to learn when to exercise a little self control.
Han could have had some great sex with Mikaela and then asked questions afterward but he totally ruined the romance of the moment.
As a transgender person myself I feel a personal connection to the character 'Mikaela. Revealing that she used to be a man turned out to be a huge mistake, as instead of making love to her at her house it turns into a game of twenty questions about her operations and everything.
Putting a transgender person on the spot like this is not just rude but downright offensive to the person, especially asking the person their 'old name' or 'real name'.
People should watch this to learn how to treat as transgender person properly, Han ruined a good time by making Mikaela feel uncomfortable and you could see it in her face and general mood.
The acting in this short movie was superb even although the dialog wasn't in English. It demonstrates perfectly why sometimes you should just keep your mouth shut. People often say it is their right to ask questions which is true but they need to learn when to exercise a little self control.
Han could have had some great sex with Mikaela and then asked questions afterward but he totally ruined the romance of the moment.
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Kirpianuscus30 May 2020
The story seems familiar. The atmosphere reminds a theater play. But significant is the construction of dialogue. A party, a night, him attracted by a different girl and the truth , more provocative than can be imagined or accepted in deep sense. A film about the other and about a form of curiosity. And, sure, about the obscure truth .
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