Show Me Love captures teenage angst and awkwardness with charming authenticity. The wooden performances and predictably cliché plot offer a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Suppose you want to relive the cringe-worthy moments of adolescence. In that case, this film delivers it all with a touch of endearing clumsiness.

I wish someone would make me a milkshake with 5,000kg of chocolate

Intimately executed movie about queerness, teenage life, and self discovery in a gloomy, boring, depressing, musty ass Scandinavian town.

Not the best lesbian movie I have seen. But this was very realistic and bonus points for the happy ending that queer movies rarely get.

A honest and realistic study of love and the teen years. It's refreshing to see teens actually portrayed as teens and ones who look the part as well (the two leads were 17 and 14 at the time of filming). This film is both heartwarming and touching, and I highly recommend it!

I loved it the freshest movie I've seen in a while!

To watch if you're still a teenager.

Show me love isn't normal. Show me love has many interesting aspects to it. Unlike Blue is the warmest color, this movie has zero nudity in it. Even though this movie has no nudity in it, It still felt just as interested and heartfelt as Blue is the Warmest Color . And even more to add, it almost has no sexual tension. Show me love has a short and simple story to it, which somewhat infuriates me. This movie could have very well had a 3 hour premise to it, but instead it is a measly 2 hours and 9 minutes (129m). The character development almost goes nowhere because of how short it is. Show Me Love didn't give much explanation as to why Agnes was a lesbian, she just was. And the only explanation to why Elin wanted to be a lesbian was because guys are gross. This movie could have been as good as Blue is the Warmest color and possibly better, but lack of story detail falls this movie a tiny bit short.

A terrific Swedish coming-of-age drama that portrays authentic teenage life, and captures complex emotions that adolescents go through. The characters are so fleshed out and so believable that sometimes they made me go "What the hell are you doing?! Don't do that!" That's when you know that you are completely invested in the story and connected to the characters. It is charming, honest, and very gentle, the way it's shot is very naturalistic, and the story goes by really quickly. At the end, it made me wish that it was 10 more minutes longer because I wanted to see where the story was going to go. Show Me Love is very much true to life. I adore this movie.

Really Romantic Movie - Lots of Girl Power though be warned!

Lukas Moodysson is remarkably adept at creating movies with credible, naturalistic representations of teen girls. This is an adorable after school special sort of story but with little of the artifice and a bit more grit.

Moodysson's first critically acclaimed film, 'Fucking Amal', aka 'Show Me Love', is a poignant, funny and heartwarming tale about teenage love, and the associated fear of not getting it reciprocated. It also shows peer pressure, and how it limits people from being themselves. The ending to the story is quite inspiring and delightful. The actors playing the two lead protagonists are young and talented; they properly capture the emotions teenagers go through in their states of love, despair and helplessness. The characters around these two are also quite interesting, and they've been developed well too (like Agnes' father, Elin's sister, and Johan). These supporting actors also give commendable performances. Being in love, and often thinking we're the only ones going through it, can really be a lonely feeling. The most beautiful aspect of the movie is that it isn't the usual teenage romance cliché, and is set in such real world and emotions; most people could easily relate to at least one of the two leads. The pale-coloured cinematography and the documentary-style close-ups helps us get drawn into the lives of these characters. The editing is perfect; it keeps the movie short, simple and well-paced.

a great story about love,growing up,and being yourself..it also has some funny parts.. im glad i checked it out.

A small drama that seems very true to life thanks to the vivid performances by it's two young leads, perceptive writing, and thoughtful direction. Liljeberg plays an unpopular high school loner living in the small Swedish town of Amal, who already aware of being a lesbian, falls head over heels with popular schoolgirl Dahlstrom. As a romantic bond forms tortuously between them, the film tackles effectively both it's coming-of-age and coming-out themes and ends up being a gentle, uplifting reminder or the temporality of teen angst.

Those that have enjoyed Lukas Moodysson's most recent film We Are the Best, may find a lot to relish in this earlier effort. Show Me Love is a more modest and unpolished effort, but like We Are the Best it rings strongest in it's sense of authenticity, and for it's understanding of the teenage zeitgeist. Really interesting sound track too, as name another film that utilizes both Euro-punk bands and American dancehall one-hit wonders in the way this film does.

Having read and heard many positive reviews I was looking forward to my (belated) viewing of this movie with some expectations. Although nice, the actual film didn't live up to the reviews: the main actresses are great, but the story doesn't play out a fraction of its possibilities. As a coming of age drama that is meant to portray the inner and outer conflicts and contradictions of not only experiencing first love but having to ward off prejudices against same-sex relationships from all around, the movie comes to an all too sudden end when the truly interesting part could have started.. Nice to watch, and there are some beautiful moments, but nothing remotely enthralling. Ok for a laid back sunday afternoon where you don't want anything too exciting. 3/5 points for great actresses and a nice but not too great storyline. PS: I would give it 4/5 if I was sure I'd seen a teenage drama made for teenage viewers...

A sweet, touching drama that has a distinctly funny and charming feel. The beginning is a little slow, but it picks up very quickly.

Some excellent acting draws you in so much that you really feel pain and sympathy for all the characters. Better than expected.

A great and sensitive coming-of-age story that is both funny and powerful in it's subject matter.

Swedish. Set in town of Åmål. Story of a teenage girl coming out, facing difficulties with her peers in the small town.