En man som heter Ove

A man called Ove
Director
Hannes Holm
Country
Sweden
Year
2015
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Fredrik Backman (novel), Hannes Holm
Cast
Rolf Lassgård, Zozan Akgün, Tobias Almborg
Production
TRE VÄNNER PRODUKTION AB

Storyline

59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier 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 moves into the terraced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

European Film Awards (EFA) 2016
Preselected for EFA People’s Choice Award
Winner: EUROPEAN COMEDY 2016
Oscar 2017
Nominated: Foreign Language Film and Makeup and hairstyling

Releases

Spain (24 of March 2017)
Sweden (25 of December 2015)