About a Boy (2002)

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Basic facts

Original title About a Boy
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 2002-06-07

Cast

Hugh Grant
Will

Toni Collette
Fiona

Rachel Weisz
Rachel

Isabel Brook
Angie

Sharon Small
Christine

Victoria Smurfit
Suzie

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Titles

Original title
  • About a Boy
Swedish release title
  • Om en pojke

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Co-producer
Executive Producer

Cast

Hugh Grant Will
Toni Collette Fiona
Rachel Weisz Rachel
Isabel Brook Angie
Sharon Small Christine
Victoria Smurfit Suzie
Nicholas Hoult Marcus
Madison Cook Imogen
Jordan Cook Imogen
Nicholas Hutchison John
Ryan Speechley Barney
Joseph Speechley Barney
Natalia Tena (as Nat Gastiain Tena) Ellie
Laura Kennington Ellies vän
Tanika Swaby Ellies vän
Peter McNicholl Ellies vän
Christopher Webster Ellies vän
Ben Ridgeway Lee, kaxen
Jack Warren Lees polare
Orlando Thor Newman Angies pojke
Russell Barr hovmästaren

Companies

Production Company Universal Pictures
StudioCanal Image SA
Tribeca Productions
Working Title Films Ltd. (i samarbete med)
KALIMA Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United International Pictures AB 2002
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2003
Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2006

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 138412
Date 2002-04-19
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 2775 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 366-425-443-489-540-512


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title About a Boy (Novel)
Author Nick Hornby


Release dates

First showing 2002-04-26 United Kingdom
Release in Sweden 2002-06-07 BioPalatset Gothenburg Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 Filmstaden Gothenburg Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 BioPalatset Malmö Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 Filmstaden Malmö Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 AMC Stockholm Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 Astoria Stockholm Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 Biopalatset 1 Stockholm Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 Filmstaden Sergel Stockholm Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 Filmstaden Söder Stockholm Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 Grand Stockholm Sweden 101 min
2002-06-07 Victoria Stockholm Sweden 101 min (samt ytterligare 35 platser)
DVD release 2003-12-19 Sweden
TV showing 2005-03-27 TV3 Sweden 97 min
DVD release 2006-11-16 Sweden
TV showing 2020-01-02 Kanal 5 Sweden
2021-01-03 Kanal 5 Sweden
2021-01-14 Kanal 5 Sweden
2021-06-16 Kanal 5 Sweden
2021-10-03 Kanal 11 Sweden
2022-01-22 Kanal 11 Sweden
2022-05-28 Kanal 11 Sweden
2022-08-28 Kanal 11 Sweden
2022-12-28 Kanal 5 Sweden 100 min

Related films

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Cited in About a Boy (2002)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type SEPMAG
Carrier type DTS-skiva


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Misc.prints
Language Swedish


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