Trust Me is a 2010 Swedish comedy-drama film written and directed by Johan Kling

Johan Kling

Johan Kling is a Swedish film director, screenwriter, and novelist...

, starring an ensemble cast including Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.-Early life:...

, Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, son of My Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård and brother of Eija, Valter, Sam, Bill and Alexander Skarsgård...

 and Susanne Thorson

Susanne Thorson

-Selected filmography:-External links:...

. The screenplay focuses on a group of young people who are running a small theater in Stockholm.

Cast

• Susanne Thorson
  Susanne Thorson
  -Selected filmography:-External links:...
  
   as Katja
• Gustaf Skarsgård
  Gustaf Skarsgård
  Gustaf Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, son of My Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård and brother of Eija, Valter, Sam, Bill and Alexander Skarsgård...
  
   as Jon
• Alexander Skarsgård
  Alexander Skarsgård
  Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.-Early life:...
  
   as Alex
• Moa Gammel as Mia
• Richard Ulfsäter as Andreas
• Philomène Grandin
  Philomène Grandin
  Philomène Grandin is a Swedish actress and television presenter. She is the daughter of Izzy Young, the folk music expert. She lives in Stockholm and works at theatres and participates in TV series....
  
   as Jessica
• Erica Carlson
  Erica Carlson
  Erica Carlson , is a Swedish actress.While still a teenager, she played a large supporting role in the highly successful film Show Me Love...
  
   as Anna
• Peter Carlberg
  Peter Carlberg
  Peter Sigvard Carlberg is a Swedish actor.He was educated at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting.- Feature films :*2010 - Trust Me*2008 - Let the Right One In - Lacke...
  
   as the homeless
• Michelle Meadows as Michy
• Michael Segerström
  Michael Segerström
  Karl Kristian Mikael Segerström is a Swedish actor and director.Segerström was born in Lund and has worked at theatres in Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Helsingborg as well as in film with Jönssonligan and others.-External links:...
  
   as Pikner
• Jessica Zandén as mom
• Vera Vitali as Natalie
• Gitte Julsrud
• Victor von Schirach as cashier
• Lotti Törnros as Lotten
• Lars Bringås

Production

Trust Me was produced by St Paul Film in co-production with Nordisk Film

Nordisk Film

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, Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...

, Canal+

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 and the Norwegian company Spillefilmkompaniet 4½. It received seven million SEK

Swedish krona

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 from the Swedish Film Institute

Swedish Film Institute

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, plus support from Nordisk Film- & TV Fond and local funds in Stockholm and Gotland

Gotland

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. The total budget was 21.5 million SEK. Filming started in September 2008, but after only ten days Johan Kling experienced a burnout

Burnout (psychology)

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 and the production was postponed. "I felt like Lord Jim

Lord Jim

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who left his own ship", the director later commented. Filming resumed the following August and principal shooting ended in October 2009.