Pretty Young Thing (2022) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

At a new school, Frida navigates friendship, attraction, and the fallout from a compromising picture shared online.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

New Beginnings and Different Ambitions

Frida and Selma begin at Rosenholm Gymnasium with different ideas about how to approach school life. Frida meets Mathias during the welcome festivities and agrees to work with him.

Key Events

• First Year at Rosenholm — Frida and Selma begin their first year, intending to make the most of school life. Characters: Frida, Selma Location: Rosenholm Gymnasium
• Different School Priorities — Selma seeks popularity while Frida concentrates on keeping up with her studies. Characters: Frida, Selma Location: Rosenholm Gymnasium
• Welcome Festivities — During the welcome festivities, Frida meets older student Mathias. Characters: Frida Location: Rosenholm Gymnasium
• Math Presentation Plan — Frida and Mathias arrange to work together on a mathematics presentation. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Rosenholm Gymnasium

A Kiss Complicates the Plan

Frida and Mathias kiss at a party, though Mathias is already involved with another student. Their attempt to keep things professional is complicated by growing attraction and more personal study sessions.

Key Events

• Party Kiss — After drinking at a party, Frida shares a kiss with Mathias, who is dating another student. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Party
• Professional Boundaries — They agree to put the kiss behind them and keep their relationship professional. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Unspecified
• Growing Attraction — Their growing attraction makes their agreement to remain professional more difficult. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Unspecified
• Study Session — While studying together, they find common ground in music and running. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Unspecified
• Mathias Admits His Thoughts — Mathias admits that he has been thinking about their kiss. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Study session
• Frida Challenges Him — Frida points out that Mathias is already with someone else, and he calls that relationship complicated. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Study session

Social Tensions and Online Exposure

Frida and Selma become involved in school parties and social tensions. After a night out, a compromising picture of Frida appears online, apparently taken from her profile.

Key Events

• School Social Tensions — Frida and Selma become caught up in parties and tensions within the school social scene. Characters: Frida, Selma Location: School social events
• Picture Circulates Online — After a night out, a compromising picture of Frida is circulated online. Characters: Frida Location: Online
• Account Access Raises Suspicion — The picture appears to come from Frida's profile, prompting suspicion about who could access the account. Characters: Frida Location: Online

Denials and an Unresolved Dispute

Selma and Mathias question the person he is dating, who denies posting the picture and says many people know the password. Frida confronts Mathias about taking the picture, and the image dispute and relationships remain unresolved.

Key Events

• Selma Confronts the Girlfriend — Selma confronts Mathias's girlfriend, who denies involvement in posting the picture. Characters: Selma Location: Unspecified
• Staff Questions the Girlfriend — A staff member questions Mathias's girlfriend about the picture and urges her to help remove it. Location: Unspecified
• Mathias Seeks an Explanation — Mathias confronts his girlfriend about the image; she denies posting it and says many people know the password. Characters: Mathias Location: Unspecified
• Claim That It Was Removed — Mathias's girlfriend insists that the picture has been taken down. Characters: Mathias Location: Unspecified
• Frida Blames Mathias — Frida is furious with Mathias and says taking the picture in the first place was irresponsible. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Unspecified
• Unresolved Image Conflict — The available events leave the dispute over the image and the relationships unresolved. Characters: Frida, Mathias Location: Unspecified

Story Breakdown

• Starting at Rosenholm — Frida and Selma enter a new school year with different priorities.
  • First Year Begins — Frida and Selma begin their first year at Rosenholm Gymnasium.
  • Different Priorities — Selma seeks popularity while Frida focuses on schoolwork.
• Frida Meets Mathias — The welcome festivities bring Frida together with an older student.
  • Welcome Festivities — Frida meets Mathias during the school's welcome events.
  • Presentation Partners — They arrange to work together on a mathematics presentation.
• The Party Kiss — A kiss creates romantic complications because Mathias is already involved with someone else.
  • Kiss at the Party — Frida and Mathias kiss after Frida has been drinking.
  • Professional Agreement — They agree to put the kiss behind them and keep things professional.
• Attraction Deepens — Time spent studying makes their connection more personal, despite Mathias's existing relationship.
  • Shared Interests — Frida and Mathias connect over music and running while studying.
  • Complicated Relationship — Mathias says he has thought about the kiss, and Frida reminds him he is with someone else.
• School Social Tensions — Frida and Selma become caught up in parties and social pressures at school.
  • Parties and Tensions — The two friends become involved in the school's social scene.
  • Friendship Strain — Their differing priorities form part of the pressure on their friendship.
• Picture Goes Online — A compromising image exposes Frida to scrutiny and raises questions about access to her profile.
  • Compromising Image — After a night out, a compromising picture of Frida circulates online.
  • Account Access — The image appears to come from her profile, and suspicion turns to who could access the account.
• Questions and Denials — Selma and Mathias seek answers from the person Mathias is dating, who denies posting the image.
  • Selma Confronts Her — Selma questions Mathias's girlfriend, who denies involvement.
  • Password Explanation — She tells Mathias that many people know the password and says the picture has been removed.
• Frida's Final Confrontation — Frida blames Mathias for taking the picture, while the larger dispute remains unsettled.
  • Irresponsible Picture — Frida tells Mathias that taking the picture in the first place was irresponsible.
  • Unresolved Fallout — The available events leave the image conflict and relationships unresolved.

Directed by

Tilde Harkamp

Key Cast

• Andrea Heick Gadeberg — Frida
• Sylvester Byder — Emil
• Karoline Hamm — Selma
• Fie Petersen — Nadia
• Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt — Mathias