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title: 'Gala premieres for The Abyss in Stockholm and Tampere'
url: 'https://press-international.sfstudios.se/post/gala-premieres-for-the-abyss-in-stockholm-and-tampere'
author: 'SF Studios International I Press room'
published: '2023-09-13T13:40:00+00:00'
updated: '2023-09-15T16:14:22+00:00'
description: "This week SF Studios has hosted gala premieres for its anticipated Swedish disaster film The Abyss\_(Swedish title:\_Avgrunden,\_Finnish title:\_Kiruna) in Tampere, Finland on September 11 followed by a gala premiere in Stockholm on September 12 attended by the cast and crew, talent and industry representatives. The film is the first Swedish large-scale disaster film about devastating events taking place in the mining town of Kiruna. The film is directed by action veteran Richard Holm (Johan Falk,\_Mother Goose) and produced by SF Studios with producer Joakim Hansson. The Abyss premieres in cinemas in Sweden on September 15 followed by a theatrical release in Finland on September 22.\_"
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# Gala premieres for The Abyss in Stockholm and Tampere

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**This week SF Studios has hosted gala premieres for its anticipated Swedish disaster film The Abyss (Swedish title: *Avgrunden*, Finnish title: *Kiruna*) in Tampere, Finland on September 11 followed by a gala premiere in Stockholm on September 12 attended by the cast and crew, talent and industry representatives. The film is the first Swedish large-scale disaster film about devastating events taking place in the mining town of Kiruna. The film is directed by action veteran Richard Holm (*Johan Falk, Mother Goose*) and produced by SF Studios with producer Joakim Hansson. *The Abyss* premieres in cinemas in Sweden on September 15 followed by a theatrical release in Finland on September 22.**

In the lead role we see Tuva Novotny (*Annihilation, Eat Pray Love, Riget 2*) and the cast also includes Kardo Razzazi (*Honour, Alex*), Peter Franzén (*Vikings, The Gunman, Heart of a Lion*), Felicia Maxime (*Young Royals*), Tintin Poggats Sarri (*Charter*) and Edvin Ryding (*Young Royals, A Part of You*).