The world premiere
of Stockholm Syndrome
will take place on Sunday, June 13, in New York City at the Tribeca Film Festival.
This film by American rapper Asap Rocky looks back on the scandal sparked two years ago by his imprisonment, which received high media coverage in Sweden.
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At the end of June 2019, the rapper was sent for a month behind bars to Kronoberg prison after having beaten up with a bottle then thrown to the ground and trampled a nineteen-year-old stranger in the streets of Stockholm.
The case had sparked a wave of indignation in the United States, especially in Harlem, where he is from.
The case even became political, at the highest level, when Donald Trump then at the White House saw fit to telephone Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to ask him to intervene in the prosecutor's investigation.
Interviews with Kim Kardashian and Naomi Campbell
The trial in Stockholm on July 30, 2019 was followed by dozens of journalists including special envoys for American television.
The influx of reporters was such that the trial had to be moved to a secure courtroom where the defendants are protected by a glass pane.
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In his film, Asap Rocky mixes archival footage, concert clips and recent interviews with supporters including Kim Kardashian, Nicki Minaj and Naomi Campbell.
According to the presentation of the film on the festival site, the rapper intends to denounce the inequalities of the Swedish legal system and the dangers of celebrity.
Contacted by
Le Figaro
, the rapper's spokesperson does not know when this film will be released in Europe.
