A Man Called Ove

Name: A Man Called Ove
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2022-04-29
Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg

Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.

En man som heter Ove

Hannes Holm

Sweden 2015

Swedish

Czech

116 min.

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About

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

Credits

Director: Hannes Holm

Based on: Fredrik Backman

Screenplay: Hannes Holm

Cinematography: Göran Hallberg

Music: Gaute Storaas

Sound: Hugo Ekornes, Henric Andersson

Editing: Fredrik Morheden

Production Design: Jan Olof Ågren

Producer: Annica Bellander, Nicklas Wikström Nicastro

Costumes: Camilla Olai Lindblom

Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergård, Chatarina Larsson, Börje Lundberg, Stefan Gödicke, Johan Widerberg

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