Marko Svart sparked controversy with his debut short film Det Kan Göra Lite Ont, which he wrote, directed and filmed at the age of 17.
Due to the sensitive topic and graphic “too-real” storytelling of the film, the project was vastly criticized and cancelled numerous times.
Because of this, production took from filming in 2010 until 2014 when it was finally shown to the public for the first time.
mANY AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHO WERE ORIGINALLY AGAINST THE PROJECT, INSTEAD PRAISED sVART FOR HIS WORK AFTER SEEING THE FINAL RESULT.
The story follows a young girl, lured home by an older man who promptly and cleverly pressures her into feeling compassion for his feelings of solitude and understanding for his behaviours as a predator. After constant victimization of himself, the man proceeds to express his attraction to the girl. The situation gets increasingly distressing as forceful pursues of physical contact emerges.
The girl, now understanding the mind of the man, eventually uses her wits to escape.