Meet Swedish actor Alexander Karim How to use the video In this video, actor Alexander Karim talks about his role in the Kenyan–Swedish film 'The Dog' and shares his favourite Swedish films. You can use the video on social media to promote Swedish film.
The video is in 9:16 format and is suitable for Instagram and Facebook stories or reels. It is available in English, and as a clean version without subtitles. You can use the clean version to add subtitles in your local language.
You can find more promotional material related to the Swedish film industry in the toolkit A Swedish Love Story .
Video Download video with English subtitles (MP4 196 MB) Video with subtitles in English Download clean version (MP4 196 MB) Video without subtitles (clean version) Download subtitles (SRT 3 KB) Subtitles in English Download cover image (JPG 682 KB) Cover image with English text Captions From healer and moral guide in ‘Gladiator II’ to hardened drug dealer in Kenyan–Swedish neo-noir ‘The Dog’, meet versatile Swedish actor Alexander Karim.
We caught up with him to talk about the ‘The Dog’ – and his favourite Swedish films as a viewer. 📽️
‘The Dog’ – directed and partly written by Alexander’s brother, Baker Karim – had its European premiere at the Gothenburg Film Festival, west Sweden, in January.
Back in November 2024, Alexander won a Globe Award for Best Male Performance when the film premiered in competition at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos, Nigeria. 🏆
Footage from ’The Dog’ Courtesy of Bad Flamingo.
#Sweden#SwedishFilm#AlexanderKarim
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