Copenhagen, 15 May 2025
TrustNordisk is proud to announce that we have picked up international sales rights for WILL YOU CARE IF I DIE? (Swedish title : INNAN VI LYFTER) by director Rojda Sekersöz and produced by Nordic Drama Queens.
Based on Nicolas Lunabba’s praised autobiographical book of the same title and with screenplay by Wictor Ericsson WILL YOU CARE IF I DIE? revolves around the youth worker Nic and 14-year-old Elijah, a gifted young basketball player growing up in a world marked by instability and violence. Told with honesty and compassion, WILL YOU CARE IF I DIE? explores the transformative power of having someone who believes in you.
Lunabba’s book was published in 2022 to widespread critical and commercial success in Sweden and has since been sold to multiple territories incl. the UK where it launched this Spring to glowing reviews.
Principal photography is scheduled for Summer/Autumn 2025 with local release currently set for Autumn 2026.
“WILL YOU CARE IF I DIE? is a deeply human, intimate, and universal story that immediately captured our sympathy and attention upon reading. It’s an emotional drama set in a raw environment but with a warm and important message about how we can change each other’s lives and directions for the better. We strongly believe a story like this will appeal to an international audience - and looking at our world today, we need that more than ever”, says Nicolai Korsgaard, Sales Director at TrustNordisk.
With her debut feature BEYOND DREAMS, director Rojda Sekersöz was named ‘Newcomer of the Year’ at the Guldbagge Awards in 2018 and has since directed the feature adaptation of Jonas Gardell’s MY LIFE AS A COMEDIAN as well as gained international acclaim for the Netflix series YOUNG ROYALS. Sekersöz is currently also working on the historical drama THE NEW FORCE, set in 1958, about Sweden’s first female police officers.
WILL YOU CARE IF I DIE? is produced by Sandra Harms and Helen Ahlsson for Nordic Drama Queens in co-production with SVT/Sveriges Television, Film i Väst, Film i Skåne and Nordisk Film Distribution in collaboration with DR and RUV and with support from The Swedish Film Institute. TrustNordisk handles international sales.