Psychology intern Johannes (Nils Wetterholm), increasingly frustrated with his clinic’s failure to treat patients in ways that are actually helpful, gets in touch with a few troubled souls who believe in his philosophy.

It’s a motley band of patients who form a flashmob dance club as therapy in this charming comedy that has obvious connections with the director’s Hotel (2013). Alva Bratt and Matias Varela are stand-outs in a good cast that also features Pernilla August as the profit-centered head of the clinic and reality-TV star Julia Franzén in her film debut.

Simplistic to some degree, but still heartfelt and energetic.

2025-Sweden. 100 min. Color. Widescreen. Written and directed by Lisa Langseth. Cast: Nils Wetterholm (Johannes), Alva Bratt (Rakel), Matias Varela (Markus), Evelyn Mok, Julia Franzén, Pernilla August. 

Last word: “We’ve been moving towards a diagnosis culture, consisting of concepts and labels we’ve started to identity ourselves with. During my research, which was extensive, I went from being interested to shocked to angry. The manner in which these diagnoses are determined, which can only be called arbitrary and capricious, is upsetting – including among some of the therapists I interviewed. You also realise what an enormous money machine all of this is. I set out to make a film that would address some of these burning issues, while shying away from something too downbeat and instead injecting some playfulness into the story.” (Langseth, Cineuropa)