2015 · 116 min · PG-13

A Man Called Ove

Name: A Man Called Ove
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg

Directed by Hannes Holm · Comedy, Drama

A Man Called Ove (2015) is a Comedy film, directed by Hannes Holm set in Sweden during the 2010s. It runs 116 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of grief & loss, mortality & aging, and friendship play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer

Gaute Storaas

Cinematography

Göran Hallberg

Cast

Rolf LassgårdBahar ParsFilip BergIda EngvollTobias AlmborgKlas WiljergårdChatarina LarssonBörje Lundberg

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Sweden

Setting

Suburban

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Themes

Grief & Loss Mortality & Aging Friendship

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

MelancholicDarkly ComicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

1978
Autumn Sonata
Sweden — 1970s
Ruraldir. Ingmar Bergman
1982
Fanny and Alexander
Sweden — 1900s
Urbandir. Ingmar Bergman
2019
Midsommar
Sweden — 2010s
Ruraldir. Ari Aster
1985
My Life as a Dog
Sweden — 1950s
Ruraldir. Lasse Hallström
1998
Show Me Love
Åmål — 1990s
Ruraldir. Lukas Moodysson
1955
Smiles of a Summer Night
Sweden — 1900s
Rural · Urbandir. Ingmar Bergman

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Premise & themes

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