at the age of 15, she was cast by director daniel fridell in a 2001 episode of the swedish television series "en klass för sig", which portrayed high-school life. her award-winning portrayal came five years later, when she was cast by fridell in his much-harsher vision of the same setting, playing fatou, a student who is brutally raped by two of her classmates and is subsequently further victimized by the prevailing culture among students. her uncompromising performance in the visceral role brought plaudits from film reviewers not only in sweden, but in a number of other venues throughout the european union.