With Every Heartbeat (film)

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With Every Heartbeat
Original title	Kyss mig
Directed by	Alexandra-Therese Keining
Screenplay by	Alexandra-Therese Keining
Based on	A story by Josefine Tengblad and Alexandra-Therese Keining
Produced by	Josefin Tengblad
Starring	Ruth Vega Fernandez Liv Mjönes Krister Henriksson Lena Endre Joakim Nätterqvist Tom Ljungman Josefin Tengblad
Cinematography	Ragna Jorming
Edited by	Lars Gustafson Malin Lindström
Music by	Marc Collin
Production company	Lebox Produktion AB
Distributed by	Nordisk Film (Scandinavia) Wolfe (United States, Canada) TLA (United Kingdom, Ireland)
Release date	29 July 2011 (2011-07-29) (Sweden)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Box office	$396,596[1]

With Every Heartbeat (Swedish: Kyss mig), also released as Kiss Me, is a 2011 Swedish drama film directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining. The film won the "Breakthrough Award" at the 2011 AFI Festival.^[2]

Synopsis[]

Mia (Ruth Vega Fernandez) announces her engagement to her boyfriend Tim (Joakim Natterqvist) at her father's 60th birthday party, where her father Lasse (Krister Henriksson) has just asked his live-in girlfriend Elizabeth (Lena Endre) to marry him.

When Mia meets Elizabeth's fun-loving daughter Frida (Liv Mjones), she is initially wary to be accepted into Elizabeth's family. Reluctantly, Mia agrees to a weekend getaway on the island of Fyn, Denmark, with Frida and Elizabeth. Forced to share a bedroom with Frida, Mia finds herself fascinated by the other woman's free-spirited enjoyment of life. While out walking in the woods one night, Mia boldly kisses Frida leading to an amorous embrace. Frida is ready and willing to reciprocate, and the women soon feverishly have sex for the first time. With the weekend over, Mia must return to Stockholm and her life with Tim, and Frida returns to her life partner Elin (Josefine Tengblad).

Mia plans to run away to Spain, but Frida reminds her that she will be marrying Tim in a few days. Frida breaks up with Elin, and Mia backs out of the wedding plans. However, Frida decides to leave Mia and goes to the airport to spend some time away in Spain. Mia attempts to find her. She asks Elin, who refuses to tell her, and then asks Elizabeth, who tells her that the flight is about to depart in 40 minutes. Mia follows Frida in Spain, and the two reunite.

Cast[]

• Ruth Vega Fernandez as Mia
• Liv Mjönes as Frida
• Krister Henriksson as Lasse
• Lena Endre as Elisabeth
• Joakim Nätterqvist as Tim
• Tom Ljungman as Oskar
•  [sv] as Elin

Music[]

The music for this film includes original scores arranged by Marc Collin, as well as an eclectic mix of songs from various artists including José González and Kultiration and Swedish pop icon, Robyn.

See also[]

• List of LGBT films directed by women

References[]

External links[]

• Kyss mig / Kiss Me at Lebox Produktion
• Kyss mig / Kiss Me / With Every Heartbeat Press Kit
• Kyss mig at BFI
• Kiss Me at IMDb
• Kyss mig at Lumiere
• With Every Heartbeat at Rotten Tomatoes