Netflix has released what Swedish outlets are calling its biggest Swedish film to date, and much of the conversation around it centers on one scene involving comedian Henrik Dorsin. According to Expressen, the moment in question comes during a chaotic sex scene in which Dorsin's character is knocked to the ground with his trousers down. Expressen reports that in the first review version sent out, his groin area was blurred out — but that this was apparently not intended, and Netflix issued a correction the previous week.
The film, "Stormen," is directed by and stars Josephine Bornebusch, who has previously worked on "Älska mig," "Orca," and the series "Baby Reindeer." Expressen describes the premise as a snowed-in 45th birthday party for a group of old business-school friends, hosted by the couple Filip and Caroline, played by Gustaf Skarsgård and Aliette Opheim. The cast also includes Filip Berg, Jonas Karlsson, Johan Rheborg, Gizem Erdogan, and Sara Shirpey.
Why it matters
"Stormen" arrives as one of Netflix's most prominent Swedish productions, and Swedish coverage has framed it as a major release for the platform's local slate. Filmtopp.se highlighted the film's launch, while Metro Mode listed it among three new Swedish Netflix films to look forward to this autumn, and Hänt covered the premiere and its roster of Swedish stars. The attention around Dorsin's scene illustrates how a single moment in a star-studded comedy can drive public discussion of a release, even when the film features a large ensemble.
A party designed to fall apart
Expressen's review makes clear that the film's central aim is maximum chaos. The setup places a group of privileged former classmates inside a hopeless 17th-century estate, where, as Expressen puts it, every character is insufferably entitled in their own way — a comparison the paper draws to the guests of "White Lotus."
The details Expressen singles out are small and pointed: one guest brings a silly little dog that gets confused with someone else's Fendi fur boa; another wears impractical Gucci velvet loafers into a snowstorm; and another smiles with a face stiffened by fillers and Botox. That last person, Expressen notes with some relief, is played by Jonas Karlsson, who the paper says lands the film's sharpest lines.
Expressen compares the structure to Ruben Östlund's "Triangle of Sadness," with each character standing in for a different contemporary dilemma, from the politically correct to the wealthy. Nobody in the group is happy, Expressen writes — least of all Sara Shirpey's attention-seeking trophy wife, who becomes touchingly pleased when told she looks unhealthily thin.
Mushrooms, mayhem, and a scene that got a correction
The engine driving the film's wildest turns, according to Expressen, is that all the characters have accidentally consumed mushrooms. Expressen notes this fits a moment when microdosing has become something of a popular life hack. The paper also compares the film's level of complication to the 1965 Hasse and Tage classic "Att angöra en brygga," suggesting that "Stormen" could carry an equivalent moral: none of this would have happened if the group had working wifi.
Within that framework, Expressen argues that Dorsin's unlucky taxi driver is the character viewers will actually take to heart. The paper writes that despite appearing in only a small number of scenes, the comedian once again creates a warm figure who could easily carry a sequel. The scene that has become the film's talking point, per Expressen, is the one where that character ends up on the floor mid-scene — the moment that prompted the streaming service's correction.
Expressen's overall assessment is that the film is funny, though at times deliberately so, with a visible ambition to build the craziest scenes possible. The paper frames that as fair game given the mushroom premise.
What to watch next: whether the corrected version changes how audiences read the scene, and whether Netflix's Swedish slate continues at this scale.
