Submission (2010 film)
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Submission is a 2010 Swedish
documentary film
directed by Stefan Jarl
and narrated by Stellan Skarsgård
. In the film, director Jarl has his blood drawn for a series of tests to show how much of a "chemical burden" is in his body.
Jarl convinces actress Eva Röse
, who is pregnant, to have the blood tests also. The film goes on to describe the issue of chemicals and plastics invented since World War II
and how they affect the health of people around the world.
The film had its North American premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival
on 15 October 2010.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Stefan Jarl
Stefan Jarl
Stefan Jarl is a Swedish film director best known for his documentaries. He made the Mods Trilogy, three films which follow a group of alienated people in Stockholm from the 1960s to the 1990s, They Call Us Misfits , A Respectable Life and Det sociala arvet...
and narrated by Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist,...
. In the film, director Jarl has his blood drawn for a series of tests to show how much of a "chemical burden" is in his body.
Jarl convinces actress Eva Röse
Eva Röse
Eva Röse is a Swedish actress and television host.-Filmography:*Adam & Eva , One of Tove's girl friends*Längtans blåa blomma , Beata 'Betty' Tollman*Magnetisörens femte vinter , Sofie...
, who is pregnant, to have the blood tests also. The film goes on to describe the issue of chemicals and plastics invented since World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and how they affect the health of people around the world.
The film had its North American premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
The Mill Valley Film Festival is an annual, non-competitive film festival presented by the California Film Institute. Known as a filmmakers’ festival, the annual Mill Valley Film Festival offers a non-competitive environment for exhibiting independent and world cinema.Founded in 1978 by MVFF...
on 15 October 2010.