Tove Jansson

The snowbound residents of a small Swedish village gossip about a precarious arrangement between outcast teen Katri, whose brusque manners enable her fierce practicality, and aloof children's book illustrator Anna, who has hired Katri as an assistant at her family mansion. Original.

The True Deceiver

In the deep winter snows of a Swedish hamlet, a strange young woman fakes a break-in at the house of an elderly artist in order to persuade her that she needs companionship. But what does she hope to gain by doing this? And who ultimately is deceiving whom? In this portrayal of two women grappling with truth and lies, nothing can be taken for granted. By the time the snow thaws, both their lives will have changed irrevocably.

The True Deceiver

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