Cirkeln (The Circle) (Cirkeln)

Elias...

Could you explain your thoughts?

Starting high school with so much absence can't be easy.

How are you?

Just a slight headache.

Your mentor told me about your self-portrait.

It's not finished yet.

There should be a few fluffy kittens picnicking with a hedgehog here.

I know what happened last winter.

I feel a lot better now.

I don't want to ruin everything again.

I'll pull myself together.

Excuse me.

Do it for your own sake.

I SUCK DICK

Guys.

Lower the volume.

Mom's been working all night.

When's school?

Dunno, quarter past or so.

MOM

Anna-Karin!

Anna-Karin!

Why won't you answer when I call for you?

What is it?

Are you sad?

Don't be sad. You're such a damn nice girl.

So fucking sexy.

Look at Kevin.

He gets so horny watching you.

Fuck, stop it.

Honey...

Erik gave you a compliment, so what do you say?

You say, "Thank you."

"Thank you, Erik."

Can you say that?

Look at me.

Hey.

Hey, Gustaf.

How are you?

They're just joking.

Hi, G.

Hi, Ida.

Hi, Rebecka.

See you at practice.

Bye.

Why is she calling you "G"?

Only she knows.

Hi, friends.

You'll love me now.

I've got last week's test here that I'll hand you.

Minoo.

Good job.

You don't have to pretend.

You're only here to hide, right?

Was it you?

What?

No.

It has probably fallen down by itself.

Must be awfully bad... adhesive.

Or screws.

It was a joke.

What is it?

I don't know.

Sorry, Elias...

I'm sorry.

Elias Malmgren has killed himself in the restroom.

He smashed a mirror and used a shard.

Apparently he also wanted to jump in front of the train during Christmas.

Suicide is so selfish.

Well...

There's not much more I need to know.

It's pretty obvious what's happened.

Psychologists will be available at school all week.

You can see one now if you want.

Linnéa, I'm so sorry.

Elias seemed to be a very...

...special person.

That girl's got big problems.

He didn't kill himself.

Why didn't you tell the police?

To do it at school is so damn self-absorbed.

Then people like me have to clean up.

It's so sad.

Vanessa?

Sorry I'm late. I and Evelina studied and completely forgot about the time.

No matter what I say, you think I'm lying?

How strange. I'm sure I heard the door.

Are you going to ignore me now?

I texted Evelina's mom and she wasn't there.

Not yesterday either.

Where the hell do you think she is?

She's with that loser guy.

Mom, will you let him talk like that?

Maybe we should get to know him.

Invite him or something.

Stop it!

What the hell are you doing?

Have you seen me all along?

Vanessa, did you take something?

Is it cocaine you're on?

Open the door!

Isn't she a bit too composed?

She thinks she has to be so strong.

It's so horrible.

Was he on something?

The police apparently found drugs in his locker.

Are they entirely sure it was suicide?

At first it was just all black.

Completely pitch black.

Then I saw something.

Far away.

Something shining.

And suddenly I was in school.

There was someone there.

Who?

I don't know.

Your dream guy maybe.

Dork.

Did you feel strange after the party?

I was so hungover.

You think Jonte put something in the booze?

You think he'd waste something on us for free?

We are gathered here today to remember Elias Malmgren.

What his family and friends are going through is incomprehensibly difficult.

It has affected us all.

Now we'll listen to a poem and have a moment of silence.

Then we'll go outside to see the flag flown at half-mast.

My name is Ida Holmström.

I was a peer supporter in middle school.

I know Elias had a hard time.

He was a really nice guy, and...

...many of us tried to help him.

On behalf of his all friends, I want to read this poem.

"Don't be afraid of the dark, for the light lies there."

"As we don't see any stars, where darkness doesn't exist."

"In the bright iris ring..."

"...you wear a dark pupil."

"For dark is all that light dreadfully longs for."

Linnéa, get down.

I surely remember when you were a peer supporter, Ida.

It felt so safe with you there.

Like when Erik Forslund wanted to cut Elias' hair because he looked gay.

You were so helpful back then!

They grabbed him,

while you ran and got the scissors from the art room.

Then they cut him until he started bleeding.

Remember that?

It might be hard.

There was something like that every day.

Rebecka.

Rebecka?

Kevin, get a move on.

I got a call from Åke today.

His son drives the ambulance.

It's damn sad.

Did you know the boy?

What's all this?

A guy killed himself at school.

Who?

Elias Malmgren.

Helena and Krister's son?

The priest and the municipal big shot.

Well, well... In the calmest of waters.

Then how did he do it?

The kids think they know all about suffering.

It's not easy for them nowadays.

No, they expect to have it all served to them.

They don't know how good they have it.

Taking everything for granted.

At the slightest disappointment they start

cutting themselves and vomit everything they eat.

The gods should know it's not easy being a parent.

No one thanks you for taking responsibility.

Not much to do. When your dad left us, I said to...

Mia, are you choking?

Mom?

Mia, what is it?

I...

...think I lost my voice.

I don't want autumn to come.

Imagine in the future...

I'll fly you to Thailand during winter, so you won't have to be here.

You can just spend all day getting a tan,

while I work.

Have you been to Thailand?

No.

Have you?

No.

But I will go.

We will go.

Wille...

Look at the moon.

What is it?

It's red.

No, it's not.

Are you joking?

Come here.

What the hell are you doing?

Did you do this?