A Man Called Ove
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| Directed by | Hannes Holm |
| Produced by | • Annica Bellander • Nicklas Wikström Nicastro |
| Written by | Hannes Holm |
| Based on | A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman |
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| Music by | Gaute Storaas |
| Cinematography | Göran Hallberg |
| Edited by | Fredrik Morheden |
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| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
A Man Called Ove (Swedish: En man som heter Ove) is a Swedish drama film that premiered on 25 December 2015. The film was written and directed by Hannes Holm, and is based on author Fredrik Backman's book with the same name from 2012. In the leadng role as Ove is Rolf Lassgård.[1] The film was nominated for six prizes at the 51st Guldbagge Awards awards, amongst others in the category Best Film.[2][3][4]
Plot
The 59 year old Ove (Rolf Lassgård), is the terraced area curmudgeon and suicidal prefect. One day, Parvaneh (Bahar Pars) and her family moves into the neighboring house. When they later drive down Ove's mailbox with the car, this will be the prelude to an unexpected friendship and a turnaround in the life-weary man's life.
Cast
- Rolf Lassgård as Ove
- Bahar Pars as Parvaneh
- Filip Berg as young Ove
- Ida Engvoll as Sonja
- Tobias Almborg as Patrick (Lufsen)
- Klas Wiljergård as Jimmy
- Chatarina Larsson as Anita
- Börje Lundberg as Rune
- Stefan Gödicke as Ove's Father
- Johan Widerberg as vitskjortan
- Anna-Lena Bergelin as journalist Lena
- Nelly Jamarani as Sepideh (Parvaneh's daughter)
- Zozan Akgün as Nasanin (Parvaneh's daughter)
- Viktor Baagøe as 7 year old Ove
- Simon Edenroth as Adrian
- Poyan Karimi as Mirsad
- Maja Rung as young Anita
- Simeon Da Costa Maya as young Rune
- Jessica Olsson as mähät
- Fredrik Evers as Anders
- Ola Hedén as Tom
- Lasse Carlsson as Ove's colleague
- Anna Granath as Beppo the clown
- Emelie Strömberg as blomsteraffärsexpedit
- Christoffer Nordenrot as Dressmankille 1
- Simon Reithner as Dressmankille 2
- Jerker Fahlström as conductor
- Johanna Karlberg as DIY store clerk
- Johan Friberg as director
- Erik Ståhlberg as vitskjortan epok
- Magnus Sundberg as halstatuerad man
- Karin de Frumerie as Oves doctor
Reception
Accolades
It was nominated in 7 categories at the 51st Guldbagge Awards, including Best film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and won in three.[3][4]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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| Guldbagge Award | January 18, 2016 | |||
| Best Film | Annica Bellander and Niklas Wikström Nicastro (Producers) | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Rolf Lassgård | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Bahar Pars | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Göran Hallberg | Nominated | ||
| Best Make-up/Hair | Eva Von Bahr and Love Larson | Won | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Torbjörn Olsson | Nominated | ||
| Cinema Audience Award | Won |
References
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External links
- 2015 films
- Swedish-language films
- Articles containing Swedish-language text
- Pages with broken file links
- Swedish films
- Swedish drama films
- Films based on Swedish novels
- Tre Vänner films
- Films directed by Hannes Holm
- Film scores by Gaute Storaas
- Films shot in Gothenburg
- Films shot in Majorca
- Films shot in Stockholm
- Films shot in Trollhättan
- Films shot in Vänersborg
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