A MAN CALLED OVE

A MAN CALLED OVE was a huge global success upon it's release in 2016. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 2017; the 'Best Foreign Language Film' - and 'Best Makeup and Hairstyle' category. The film became the 3rd best selling local film in Sweden ever, at the time of it's release. It took home 3 Guldbagge awards (the swedish Oscars), including the Best Actor Award for Rolf Lassgård and went on to win the prize as Best European Comedy at the European Film Awards in 2016. The film is based on the bestselling book by Fredrik Backman, which has been published in more than 30 countries worldwide and tells a heartfelt, poetic and humorous story about a grumpy old man who has given up on everyone including himself.

59 year-old Ove is the block’s grumpy man. Several years ago he was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox it sets off the beginning of an unexpected friendship. A MAN CALLED OVE was a huge global success upon it's release in 2016. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 2017; the 'Best Foreign Language Film' - and 'Best Makeup and Hairstyle' category. The film became the 3rd best selling local film in Sweden ever, at the time of it's release. It took home 3 Guldbagge awards (the swedish Oscars), including the Best Actor Award for Rolf Lassgård and went on to win the prize as Best European Comedy at the European Film Awards in 2016. The film is based on the bestselling book by Fredrik Backman, which has been published in more than 30 countries worldwide and tells a heartfelt, poetic and humorous story about a grumpy old man who has given up on everyone including himself. 59 year-old Ove is the block’s grumpy man. Several years ago he was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox it sets off the beginning of an unexpected friendship. A MAN CALLED OVE was a huge global success upon it's release in 2016. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 2017; the 'Best Foreign Language Film' - and 'Best Makeup and Hairstyle' category. The film became the 3rd best selling local film in Sweden ever, at the time of it's release. It took home 3 Guldbagge awards (the swedish Oscars), including the Best Actor Award for Rolf Lassgård and went on to win the prize as Best European Comedy at the European Film Awards in 2016. The film is based on the bestselling book by Fredrik Backman, which has been published in more than 30 countries worldwide and tells a heartfelt, poetic and humorous story about a grumpy old man who has given up on everyone including himself.

Title A MAN CALLED OVE

Original title EN MAN SOM HETER OVE

Director Hannes Holm

Country Sweden

Production year 2015

Status Completed

Original language Swedish

Cast Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll

Producer Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, Helen Ahlsson

Production company SF Studios

Release December 25, 2015

Duration 116 min.

Genre Comedy, Drama

A MAN CALLED OVE

A MAN CALLED OVE

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