Round 4: Tossup 16

A director from this country depicted women reckoning with its male hegemony in the films Loving Couples, Night Games, (15[1])and The Girls. It’s not Canada, (15[2])but a prime minister of this country had a long-term affair with Shirley Maclaine and cameoed in a film that includes footage of an interview with MLK. This country’s superstition linking the letter “A” on manhole covers with failed love is depicted in a film in which a girl regrets prank-kissing her best friend. The film We are the Best! is about a teenage (15[1])punk (15[1])band from this home country (15[1])of Mai (15[1])(*) Zetterling. (10[1])The Robyn (10[1])song “Show Me Love” inspired the international title of a film from this country whose native title includes the English curse “fucking.” A director (10[1])from this country explored Soviet sex trafficking in Lilya 4-Ever. Two “Blue” and “Yellow” segments comprise this country’s erotic film I am Curious. For 10 points, an assassination 30 minutes after a film screening killed what country’s PM Olof Palme? ■END■

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