Border (2018)
Figures
Locations
- The re-emergence of the troll from folklore into a modern setting
Form & technique
- The scene where Vore reveals his and Tina's true anatomy
- The scene of Tina eating live insect larvae with Vore → Haptic Visuality
- The adaptation of Tina's first-person narrative from the short story to film
Tropes
- Tina's empathetic communion with animals and nature
- Tina's physical form and maternal instincts → The Monstrous-Feminine
- The border checkpoint where Tina works
- Tina's superhuman sense of smell
- The social and physical marginalization of Tina and Vore from Swedish society
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