Bert

Manuel
Concha

(1980, Sweden) 
Selected filmography: Mañana (2009), Batter (2014), The Only Way (Den enda vägen, 2017), Suedi (2021)

Best friends Bert and Åke stand on the brink of adolescence and spend a work-experience week that turns their lives upside down. Åke falls in love for the first time – with Molly. But Molly also captures Bert’s heart. He spends time with her at the restaurant where they both work, and the feelings seem mutual. Åke remains unaware. What starts as innocent becomes a web of secrets, misunderstandings, and small lies. Bert finds himself torn between loyalty to his best friend and his first great love. With every decision, the tension grows, and he risks losing both. This lively comedy is based on the popular Swedish book series by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson, which has humorously followed Bert Ljung’s coming of age since the late 1980s. With humor and empathy, the film captures first love and the fragility of friendship, showing how hard it is to make the right choices – especially when the heart is involved.