21 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestAlice is going to be interviewed and become the Greta of gynaecological cancer with the entire Swedish people. While the clock is steadily ticking down towards the arrival of the film crew, absolutely nothing goes as planned. Shantana confronts Alice about her secret smoking, Bakos seems to be trying to psych her out, and Mehmet still hasn't answered her text messages. Alice's gut feeling tells her that everything is going to go to hell, and it really seems like nothing ever goes as planned. Can Alice learn to live with it?
26-year-old Alice has been through the impossible, an absolute one in a million scenario (or okay type over 70% chance of survival but still): SHE HAS SURVIVED CANCER! Too bad she got rid of the job, dumped by her boyfriend and forced to move home to the family and start life again…
Acting
Carla Sehn's deadpan delivery cuts like a scalpel.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches.
Creator
Lisa Ambjörn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sweden's 'Sjuk' (sick) doubles as slang for 'cool' — the whole title's a linguistic eye-roll at survivor myth-making.
Creator Lisa Ambjörn wrote this while in remission herself; the hospital scenes were shot at her actual treatment center.
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