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My Name Is Love

My Name Is Love

Two guys, one encounter, same secret.

20085.10h 20m

Overview

Love and Sebastian meet each other by a coincidence at a street in the romantic Swedish summer night. They happen to share the same secret, but their encounter is going to cause severe consequences for the both of them. An innocent flirt soon turns in to a dangerously liaison.

Directed by David Färdmar
Written by David Färdmar
Produced by Camilla Smids
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Top Cast

Adam Lundgren

Adam Lundgren

Love

Jonas Rimeika

Jonas Rimeika

Sebastian

Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander

Fredrika

J

Johan Carlberg

Rasmus

Poyan Karimi

Poyan Karimi

Ashkan

A

Anna-Maria Lundberg

Girlfriend 1

I

Ida Jensen

Girlfriend 2

J

Johnny Johansson

Flirting guy 1

H

Henrik Ahlm

Flirting guy 2

C

Cassandra Love

Trans

Themes & Keywords

rapeswedenlgbthookupgay themeshort film

About My Name Is Love

My Name Is Love is a drama, romance film released in 2008 exploring themes of rape, sweden, lgbt, hookup, gay theme, short film. Directed by David Färdmar, it stars Adam Lundgren, Jonas Rimeika, Alicia Vikander. Love and Sebastian meet each other by a coincidence at a street in the romantic Swedish summer night. They happen to share the same secret, but their encounter is going to cause severe consequences for the both of them. An innocent flirt soon turns in to a dangerously liaison.

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