SARA JOHNSEN

SWEDISH WRITER JOHNSEN IS BEST KNOWN FOR 22 JULI (22 JULY), the series that dramatised the terror attacks on Oslo and the island of Utøya on that date in 2011. It told the story from the perspective of five fictional characters – a journalist, a hospital worker, a police officer, a right-wing blogger and a teacher. She has now partnered with director Tomas Alfredson to bring celebrated filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s script Trolösa to the screen. Backed by Swedish broadcaster SVT, the project explores the relationship between passion and love. David falls in love with his best friend Mark's wife, the beautiful Marianne, and their love affair has painful consequences for two families as the characters find themselves driven by lust, jealousy, betrayal and love.