Men Who Swim (2010)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (4)
| Original title | Män som simmar |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Documentary |
| Average rating | 3,01 / 5 |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
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| Swedish release | 2010-11-12 |
Plot summary
Men Who Swim is a humorous and poignant look at a group of middle aged underachievers who have found unlikely success as members of Sweden’s all male synchronised swimming team. What began as...
Titles
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Crew
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Cast
Companies
| Production Company | AMP Film Handelsbolag | ||
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| Met Film | |||
| Copyright | AMP Film Handelsbolag | 2010 | |
| Co-Production Company | British Broadcasting Corp. | ||
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| Omroepvereniging VPRO | |||
| Advance allocations | Fondo regionale per i documentario | ||
| MEDIA Programme of the European Community | |||
| Nordisk Film & TV Fond | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (DCP) | Folkets Bio AB | 2010 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | PAN Vision AB | 2011 | |
| Recording Studio | Ljudkollektivet |
Plot summary
Men Who Swim is a humorous and poignant look at a group of middle aged underachievers who have found unlikely success as members of Sweden’s all male synchronised swimming team. What began as a weekly escape from the daily grind of work and family responsibilities, soon evolved into a more serious commitment. Inspired by classical Esther Williams’ techniques from the 1950s, this group of train drivers and meat buyers, of archivists and teachers soon became passionate exponents of the sport. Now, the team has been unexpectedly invited to next years Male World Synchronised Swimming Championships in Milan, and between now and April 2009 they will need to prepare a winning 12 minute routine that will be marked on artistic and technical ability.
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 148555 |
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| Date | 2010-11-11 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Grounds for decision | Framställningen skildrar en grupp män som bildar ett konstsimlag och deras tankar kring sin tillvaro. Framställningen innehåller ingenting som bedöms kunna medföra risk för psykisk skada hos barn. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.78:1 |
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| Colour type | Colour |
| Length in minutes | 72 min |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 2010-06-25 | Silver Spring, Maryland | USA | 72 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 2010-11-12 | Sweden | ||||
| Festival showing | 2011-03-10 | Victoria 2 | Stockholm | Sweden | 72 min | Tempo Dokumentärfestival 2011. |
| 2011-03-13 | Victoria 7 | Stockholm | Sweden | 72 min | Tempo Dokumentärfestival 2011. | |
| TV showing | 2011-04-10 | SVT2 | Sweden | 60 min | Kortare TV-version. | |
| DVD release | 2011-04-13 | Sweden | ||||
| TV showing | 2012-07-19 | SVT2 | Sweden | 60 min | Kortare TV-version. | |
| 2014-06-16 | SVT2 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
Awards
| Festival Award | Silver Spring | 2010 | (Silverdocs: AFI / Discovery Channel Documentary Festival, Maryland, USA) |
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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 | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Poster title | Men Who Swim |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Language | Swedish |
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