Starring Maja (2009)

Drama / comedy feature written and directed by award-winning director Teresa Fabik. Nominated for three Swedish Oscars (Guldbagge) 2010, amongst others Best Film. Winner Best Foreign Film – Newport Beach Film Festival 2010.

Maja is an overweight teenager dreaming of becoming an actress. Erika wants to direct documentaries and knows Martin – a director with huge artistic ambitions that hates his day job: directing sit-coms.

“Christian Magdu wonderfully portrays cheesy director and slider, Martin.” – Discshop.se

“Erika can’t get over her old love interest, Martin (Christian Magdu), who asks her to come film his Lord of the Rings-style wedding (the wedding scene is hilarious!)” – dvdforum

Original title: Prinsessa

Role: Martin

Production: Breidablick Filmproduktion / Fastnet Films / SF

“Performances that stand out are Anastasios Soulis as Maja’s class mate living a double life, Maria Lundqvist as Maja’s worried mother and Christian Magdu as Erika’s negligent ex-boyfriend.” – RST Video

Martin, the director

“Believable and heart-warmingly entertaining in an intelligent way.” – Expressen

“Starring Maja is a touching depiction of the longing to be seen in our times.” – Aftonbladet

Martin (Christian Magdu), dressed for the occasion (from Prinsessa (C) SF)

“The depiction of Swedish day-time soaps is so spot-on and mean, it creates new dimensions.” – TT Spektra

“A Bull’s-eye parody of Swedish sit-com and an in-tune portrayal of the people inhabiting the Stockholm media world.” – Dalarnas Tidningar

“A high-caliber feelgood film.” – Cine.se

“A feelgood comedy that is also profound.” – Gomorron Sverige, SVT

“A simple yet touching mainstream film, that’s often hilarious.” – Helsinborgs Dagblad

“Worth all the praise it can get.” – Sydsvenskan

“An eager pearl of a film!” – Uppsala Nya Tidning (UNT)