Pitch

At an institution for disabled persons, year 1948, Johanna and Vilgot, two inpatients, meet

and fall in love. Their everyday life is turned upside down when they become a part of a new,

secret experiment, without them knowing. The goal of the experiment is to save the Swedish

dental health care.

Curio

Based on a true story about a Swedish dental health care experiment,

Vipeholmsexperimenten. The experiment was conducted against all guidelines regarding

research ethics that were established after the second World War.

During the course of the experiment, 3000 teeth had to be treated and 2000 teeth was

extracted. And a total of 600 individuals partook in the experiment.

The patients depicted in the film were all played by actors and extras who have different

disabilities themselves.