A Man Called Ove

This article is about the film. For the novel, see A Man Called Ove (novel).

A Man Called Ove
Film poster
Directed by	Hannes Holm
Produced by	Annica Bellander Nicklas Wikström Nicastro
Written by	Hannes Holm
Based on	A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Starring	Rolf Lassgård Bahar Pars Filip Berg
Music by	Gaute Storaas
Cinematography	Göran Hallberg
Edited by	Fredrik Morheden
Production company	Tre Vänner
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release dates	25 December 2015 (2015-12-25) (Sweden)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Box office	$25.8 million^[1]

A Man Called Ove (Swedish: En man som heter Ove) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden 25 December 2015.^[2] The film was written and directed by Hannes Holm, and is based on author Fredrik Backman's 2012 book of the same name. In the leading role as Ove is Rolf Lassgård.^[3] The film was nominated for six awards at the 51st Guldbagge Awards, including in the category of Best Film.^[4]^[5]^[6] It was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.^[7]

Plot summary

59 year old Ove (Rolf Lassgård), is the townhouse neighborhood's sullen and suicidal prefect. One day, Parvaneh (Bahar Pars) and her family move into the house across the street. When they later knock down Ove's mailbox with their car, this becomes the prelude to an unexpected friendship and a turnaround in the world-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 White Shirt Man 1
Simon Reithner as White Shirt Man 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 Ove's doctor

Reception

Accolades

Rolf Lassgård was awarded the Best Actor award at the 51st Guldbagge Awards.

It was nominated in 7 categories at the 51st Guldbagge Awards, including Best film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and won in three.^[5]^[6]

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Cabourg Film Festival	11 June 2016	Essilor Audience Award		Won
Guldbagge Award	18 January 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

↑ "A Man Called Ove". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
↑ "En man som heter Ove" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
↑ "A Man Called Ove (2015)". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
↑ "Guldbaggenomineringar". Svenska Filminstitutet. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
1 2 "Nominations for the 2015 Guldbagge Awards" (Press release). Swedish Film Institute. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
1 2 Norman, Isabel; Nykänen, Joni (January 18, 2016). "Glädjevrålet på Guldbaggegalan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
↑ Roxborough, Scott (1 September 2016). "Oscars: Sweden Selects 'A Man Called Ove' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

External links

Official trailer
A Man Called Ove at the Internet Movie Database
A Man Called Ove at the Swedish Film Institute Database

Films directed by Hannes Holm

Adam & Eva (1997) Det blir aldrig som man tänkt sig (2000) Klassfesten (2002) Varannan vecka (2006) Underbar och älskad av alla (2007) Behind Blue Skies (2010) The Anderssons in Greece (2012) The Anderssons Hit the Road (2013) The Anderssons Rock the Mountains (2014) A Man Called Ove (2015)

Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

1956–1975	The Staffan Stolle Story (1956) The Seventh Seal (1957) The Magician (1958) None (1959) The Virgin Spring (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) The Mistress (1962) The Silence (1963) Raven's End (1964) Dear John (1965) Persona (1966) Here Is Your Life (1967) Shame (1968) Ådalen 31 (1969) A Swedish Love Story (1970) The Emigrants (1971) The New Land (1972) None (1973) None (1974) None (1975)

1976–2000	City of My Dreams (1976) The Man on the Roof (1977) None (1978) A Respectable Life (1979) Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1980) Children's Island (1981) Flight of the Eagle (1982) Fanny and Alexander (1983) Åke and His World (1984) Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1985) The Sacrifice (1986) Hip hip hurra! (1987) None (1988) The Women on the Roof (1989) Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990) The Ox (1991) House of Angels (1992) The Slingshot (1993) The Last Dance (1994) All Things Fair (1995) Jerusalem (1996) Tic Tac (1997) Show Me Love (1998) Under the Sun (1999) Songs from the Second Floor (2000)

2001–present	Jalla! Jalla! (2001) Lilya 4-ever (2002) Evil (2003) As It Is in Heaven (2004) Zozo (2005) Falkenberg Farewell (2006) You, the Living (2007) Everlasting Moments (2008) Involuntary (2009) Simple Simon (2010) Beyond (2011) The Hypnotist (2012) Eat Sleep Die (2013) Force Majeure (2014) A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2015) A Man Called Ove (2016)

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