TV
An accident changes everything – the Swedish TV series “Limbo”
Ebba (Rakel Wärmländer) tries to cope with the blow of fate. Photo
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After a stroke of fate, the friendship of three women threatens to break apart. The Swedish series “Limbo – Yesterday We Were Friends” can be seen late Friday evening on Das Erste.
A traffic accident completely disrupts the lives of several families. A teenager is in a coma, his friend was behind the wheel. The parents have also known each other for many years. They meet in the hospital, initially worrying together and then blaming each other. Then they discover that their children have been keeping secrets. The night of the accident changes a lot. ARD will be showing the six-part Swedish drama series “Limbo – Yesterday We Were Still Friends” on the night of Friday to Saturday (2/3 August) from 00.10. It will also be available in the ARD media library on the same day it is broadcast.
Based on true events
Director Sofia Adrian Jupither realistically portrays the story written by screenwriters Emma Broström and Rakel Wärmländer. The starting point – the accident – is based on an actual event that friends of Rakel Wärmländer experienced. The rest of the series is fictional. The actress Wärmländer plays the main role of Ebba. The title “Limbo” has Latin roots – “in limbo” means something like “in limbo” – just as the characters’ friendships are in limbo after the accident.
“I wanted to tell a story that was really important to me,” said Wärmländer in an interview with ARD. And she continued: “‘Limbo’ is a story whose premise is borrowed from reality, my reality in 1997.” In this respect, it is not entirely surprising that she “wrote the storyline, co-wrote the screenplay and also became executive producer.”
Questions remain unanswered
The three women Ebba (Wärmländer), Gloria (Louise Peterhoff) and My (Sofia Helin, known from “The Bridge”) are close friends. They spend an evening together, and their sons, who are also friends, want to celebrate. They take the convertible – even though they are not allowed to. A few hours later, phone calls from the hospital startle the women awake. Their friendship is put to the test.
Co-lead actress Sofia Helin told ARD about the series that it should be watched “with family and friends and then have a long and deep conversation at the dinner table.” It leaves questions unanswered and topics open for reflection. “It may leave you with the feeling that you should share the love you have for others while you still can.”
ARD series “Limbo”