Pretty Young... Trilogy
The trilogy consist of PRETTY YOUNG THING (2022), PRETTY YOUNG LOVE (2025) AND PRETTY YOUNG SUMMER (expected 2027).
All three films are coming-of-age dramas, and although they are set in the same universe, they can all equally work as standalones.
PRETTY YOUNG THING
PRETTY YOUNG LOVE
PRETTY YOUNG SUMMER
Original Title
SMUK
Genre
(Coming-of-age) Drama
Production Year
2022
Country of Origin
Denmark
Language Spoken
Danish
Length
95 min
Budget
2,5 million EUR
Release Date
October 13th 2022 by SF FILM
Director
Thilde Harkamp
Scriptwriter
Line Mørkeby
Cast
Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Karoline Hamm, Sylvester Byder, Albert Rudbeck Lindhart, Oliver Due, Fie Petersen
Production Company
SF Studios Production
Producer
Marcella Dichmann
Original Title
SMUKKERE
Genre
(Coming-of-age) Drama
Production Year
2025
Country of Origin
Denmark
Language Spoken
Danish
Length
97 min
Budget
2,5 million EUR
Release Date
June 4th 2025 by SF FILM
Director
Mogens Hagedorn
Scriptwriter
Line Mørkeby
Cast
KarolineHamm, Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, Anna Munch, Tue Lunding, Salvador Selaya Steensig, Naom Rønnow Torp
Production Company
SF Studios Production
Producer
Marcella Dichmann
Original Title
SMUKKEST
Genre
(Coming-of-age) Drama
Production Year
2027 (expected)
Country of Origin
Denmark
Language Spoken
Danish
Length
TBD
Budget
TBD
Release Date
TBD (expected 2027)
Director
TBD
Scriptwriter
TBD
Cast
Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl
Production Company
SF Studios Production
Producer
Marcella Dichmann
Producer
Marcella Dichmann joined SF Studios as a producer in the fall of 2019, and since 2023 she has taken on the role as Head of Film. In record time, she has produced several Danish feature films, including Denmark’s first Netflix feature film, ´Loving Adults´(2022), the romantic drama ´Pretty Young Thing´ (2022), Julie Rudbæk and Jesper Zuschlag’s debut feature film ´Love You For Now (2022) as well as ´Maybe Baby´ (2023) and ‘Maybe Baby 2´ (2024). She also produced Bille August’s Netflix feature film ´Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction´ (2023), for which Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark served as Set- and Costume designer.
Previously, Marcella worked at Fridthjof Film, where she produced the psychological thriller “The Exception´ (2019), written by Christian Torpe. She also has extensive experience producing family films for ASA Film, including the award-winning success ´The MGP Mission´ (2013) – nominated for a Crystal Bear in Berlin – and several popular ´Father of Four´ films.
Marcella also produced the high-energy game show ´The Lifeguards´ (2017) for DR Ultra, in collaboration with the Tryg Foundation and Highwire. Alongside her production work, she has served as a semifinal juror for the International Emmy Awards Kids, a voting member of the European Film Academy, and contributed to the Danish National Council for Children to help improve industry conditions for young people.
MARCELLA DICHMANN
PRETTY YOUNG THING
Synopsis
PRETTY YOUNG THING takes place at Rosenholm gymnasium at the start of the school year. There are a lot of rituals that the new first-year students must go through which are of great importance to their future life in high school, not least their personal life. We follow six young boys and girls whose personal boundaries are quickly challenged in different ways.
Frida starts her first year along with her best friend Selma. The two girls quickly become friends with their mutual first-year student Nadja, whose boyfriend Emil is best friends with Nadja’s big brother Pelle. Both guys are in their third and final year of high school. Emil and Frida instantly catch feelings for each other. When Frida is invited to the annual ritual party for first-year students, but Selma isn’t, their friendship starts to fall apart. Frida’s actions are exposed to the entire school and soon she loses her footing in the social game…
Director and Cast
Tilde Harkamp
Born on November 12th, 1969. Tilde Harkamp has two Bachelor's degrees – one in Communication and one in Language and Economics. Furthermore, she has a Master's degree in TV Drama from Goldsmith University in London. She is the co-founder of the independent Film school, Super16, and she was one of the first people to graduate as a director from the very same school. Since then, she has been directing some of the most well-known Danish Movies and TV-series. Harkamp has co-directed several TV-series. Among them 'Park Road' (2010), '2900 Happiness' (2007-2008), 'Pros and Cons' (2018) and the Christmas shows consisting of 24 episodes, 'The Twins and Santa Claus' (2013) and 'Ludvig and Santa Claus' (2011). Her feature film debut was with 'Iqbal Farooq' (2015), followed by 'Hunting Season' (2019) as her second feature film. “Pretty Young Thing” is her latest movie.
Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Karoline Hamm
Sylvester Byder
Albert Rudbeck Lindhart
Oliver Due
Fie Petersen
PRETTY YOUNG LOVE
Synopsis
After falling out with her childhood friend Frida during first year of High School at Rosenholm Gymnasium, Selma started hanging out with two other girls: Alberte and Jasmin. On the last night of summer break, before starting her second year, Selma goes out partying with her new festive friends. That night she has an intense encounter with the incredibly attractive and slightly older guy Johan, who, just a few days later, turns out to be her new music teacher.
Johan helps Selma rediscover her hidden and long-forgotten love for music, and the connection between them develops into a passionate and exhilarating — but also forbidden — romance. Through him, Selma is confronted with sides of herself that she has been suppressing. But the secret relationship also puts her under pressure and leads to problems that she struggles to navigate.
Director and Cast
Mogens Hagedorn
Mogens Hagedorn is a Danish director and editor with a versatile career in the film and television industry. He has directed several notable series for both television and streaming platforms, including the acclaimed Netflix series ´Ragnarok´ (2020–2023) as well as ´Tinkas Juleeventyr´ (2017), for which he received the prestigious Danish Robert Award in 2018. Over the years, he has been nominated three times for a Robert Award in the category Best Editing. In 1993, Mogens graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a master's degree in Nordic Literature and Mass Communication. He continued his studies in Visual Arts and Film at the University of San Diego, California, from 1989 to 1990. He began his career as an Assistant Editor at Nordisk Film in Copenhagen and later graduated as a film editor from The Danish Film School in 1997. His broad expertise has had a significant impact on his work within Danish film and television.
Karoline Hamm
Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl
Anna Munch
Tue Lunding
PRETTY YOUNG LOVE - Audience insights (Highlights)
The gender distribution was heavily skewed, with 90% identifying as women/girls and only 10% as men/boys – nearly identical to the first film.
Age-wise, the majority of the audience falls within the 15–24 range (68%) – and 78% if we include the 10–14 age group.
Around one third of respondents attended in groups of three or more, while most others came in pairs.
Awareness of the film largely came from social media (especially TikTok), though word of mouth also scored high.
The most commonly cited reason for seeing PRETTY YOUNG LOVE was having seen the first film – 44% said this, i.e., nearly half of the audience.
We asked how PRETTY YOUNG LOVE compares to other Danish films about youth. Key takeaways include that it feels more realistic and credible, features better acting and production, tackles difficult and important themes, and is simply better than others.
PRETTY YOUNG LOVE received an average rating of 5.64 on a 7-point scale – slightly higher than in the test screening, and on par with the general benchmark for Danish films. It’s slightly lower than PRETTY YOUNG THING’s rating of 5.85 from its 2022 exit poll.
The four most frequently used descriptive words were: Romantic, Entertaining, Exciting, and Well-acted. The first three words scored significantly above the benchmark, while Well-acted, despite being the fourth most mentioned term, was rated lower than the benchmark.
95% said they would recommend the film to others, which is notably high and well above average. Of those, 74% would recommend seeing it in the cinema rather than waiting for later platforms – a strong indication of positive word-of-mouth among early viewers.
This time, we also included an open-ended question about which scene, character, or moment left the strongest impression. Highlights mentioned include Selma’s saxophone scene, the characters Jasmin and Selma, the film’s central theme of love, and its overall aesthetic.
"The audience’s love for the first film just emphasized our drive and desire to continue the story and further unfold the universe. Selma is our new main character in the continued story about love, friendship, sexual liberation and high school culture, PRETTY YOUNG LOVE – A film about boundaries and boundlessness, about knowing your limits, confronting them and crossing them" - Marcella Dichmann, Producer
Social media spots
TikTok and Instagram (9/16 format)
Facebook (4/5 format)
Various clips and spots were made to run on social media before and after the premiere.
Looking at the audience insights it seems that especially the campaigns on TikTok has been a significant factor to create awareness for the film. 62% had heard about the film via TikTok.
PRETTY YOUNG SUMMER
Synopsis (more info will come)
Third installation of the “Pretty Young…” trilogy will also be about young women navigating life and adulthood.
This film will focus on pressure of being perfect and doing well in school as well as in you friendship and society in general.
The lead will be played by Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl who also starred in PRETTY YOUNG LOVE.
