Best movie of this year hands down!

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Åmål is a provincial town in Sweden. Brash popular Elin Olsson finds life infuriatingly boring. Agnes Ahlberg has a loving family but her school life is tough. Her only friend is wheelchair bound Viktoria. They are picked on by Elin's friends. Agnes is secretly in love with Elin and so is a boy named Johan. Agnes' parents throw a birthday party for her and only Viktoria shows up. Agnes has a tantrum insulting Viktoria who leaves. Elin shows up with her older sister Jessica as she tries to avoid Johan. Elin kisses Agnes on a dare and leaves. Elin goes to the other party where she gets terribly drunk. Elin is guilt ridden, and goes back to apologize to Agnes just in time as Agnes tries to slit her wrist. Elin falls for Agnes but fears being found out.It's the raw emotions of teenage coming-of-age stories. It is hormone-filled. It is the scariest of fears and the highest of love. The two girls are perfect. Love is messy and ultimately uplifting. Agnes at her birthday is painfully raw emotionally. This is one of the best teen love movies.

It's interesting to read international reviews of this movie, since they all seem to talk about how this is a movie about love. The Swedish reception however was mostly praise over it being such a spot on portrayal of teenage life in small towns. Originially it wasn't even supposed to be a love story in the movie, it was suppose to be about two sisters. While I do think that the love story creates a clear plot and more dimension, I still think that this isn't as much of a movie about love as it's a movie about small town life. About feeling trapped and desperately wanting to get away. My parents who grew up in small towns and later moved to the city were the ones who told me to watch this movie, because they thought it was so relatable to their upbringing and that it would be interesting (and important) for me as a city kid to watch. And quite honestly, while it's always nice with movies that breaks stereotypes and norms around love, I do think that the main theme of small town life is what makes this movie so great.I also love Moodysson's film style a lot. Obviously I'm not the only one since pretty much every Swedish teen movie from the 00's are basically cheap copies of this movie. Maybe the most obvious thing that makes it so great is how real it is. Not that that is something rare within Swedish film (at least compared to America), but this really does it in an amazing way that's not only realistic, but also both relatable and artistic. The soundtrack is absolutely perfect as well, especially Broder Daniel was the perfect fit for the movie and really made wonders for the film. All in all it's an amazing movie. It also has a special place in my heart because it was this movie that really made me realize that I should just watch European movies instead of mainstream American movies, which ended up with me actually getting interested in film.

Moodysson's first critically acclaimed film, 'Fucking Amal', aka 'Show Me Love', is a poignant, funny and heartwarming tale about teenage love, and the associated fear of not getting it reciprocated. It also shows peer pressure, and how it limits people from being themselves. The ending to the story is quite inspiring and delightful.The actors playing the two lead protagonists are young and talented; they properly capture the emotions teenagers go through in their states of love, despair and helplessness. The characters around these two are also quite interesting, and they've been developed well too (like Agnes' father, Elin's sister, and Johan). These supporting actors also give commendable performances.Being in love, and often thinking we're the only ones going through it, can really be a lonely feeling. The most beautiful aspect of the movie is that it isn't the usual teenage romance cliché, and is set in such real world and emotions; most people could easily relate to at least one of the two leads.The pale-coloured cinematography and the documentary-style close-ups helps us get drawn into the lives of these characters. The editing is perfect; it keeps the movie short, simple and well-paced.

I watched the film about 2 years ago as the Swedish actress in my short film talked about it.I was a bit put off by the title as i felt that it was too rude . Anyway the film was very funny about the awakening and coming of age of a lesbian and her girlfriend - both trying to get the courage to come out of the closet ( actually the toilet - sorry spoiler!) I would definitely recommend it in schools and for teens etc , for a more mature audience I would recommend KISS MIG which is actually for older LGBTOn the whole though I liked it , great acting etc and you could really feel the "dead endness of the town" although i must say in reality AMAL is a great place ...