A Man Called Ove (2015)

Sweden et al., 116 min
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Media (2)

Original title En man som heter Ove
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,38 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Sweden
  • Norway
Production company
Awards
  • The Guldbagge Award
  • European Film Award
  • Academy Award Nomination
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • Swedish
  • Persian
Swedish release 2015-12-25

Cast

Rolf Lassgård
Ove

Bahar Pars
Parvaneh

Filip Berg
unga Ove

Ida Engvoll
Sonja

Tobias Almborg
Patrick

Klas Wiljergård
Jimmy

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Plot summary

59-year-old Ove is the block’s grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he  keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron...

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Links and resources

Read more about this film in our article "Intervju med Manuel Concha" (in Swedish)
Read more about this film in our article "När publik och kritiker är överens" (in Swedish)
Read more about this film in our article "Swedes at the Oscars" (in English)

Titles

Original title
  • En man som heter Ove
Swedish release title
  • En man som heter Ove
International title
  • A Man Called Ove
Distribution title
  • Shiawasena hitoribotchi (Japan)
Alternative title
  • 幸せなひとりぼっち (Japan)
  • 오베라는 남자 (Sydkorea)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Conforming
Stunt Coordinator
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Story Editor
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Production Coordinator
Location Manager
Legally responsible
Production Assistant
Craft service
Assistant to the Producer
Runner
Casting
Location Scout
Assistant Location Scout
Production Accountant
Unit Publicist
Marketing
Post Producer
First Assistant Cameraman
Second Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Steadicam Operator
Gaffer
Best Boy
Color Grading
Visual Effects
Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
Digital Technichian
Music Recording Supervisor
Instrumentalist
Orchestration
Music Supervisor
Assistant Production Designer
Carpenter
Painter
Propman
Assistant Property Master
Costume Designer
Make-up / Hair
Construction Coordinator
Costume Assistant
Caterer
Weapons Coordinator
Stunt
Assistant Film Editor
Boom Operator
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer
Foley Artist
Foley Editor
Foley Recordist
Trainee
Titles
Translation
Insurance
Trailer
Other Crew
Governess
DCP Mastering

Cast

Rolf Lassgård Ove
Bahar Pars Parvaneh
Filip Berg unga Ove
Ida Engvoll Sonja
Tobias Almborg Patrick
Klas Wiljergård Jimmy
Chatarina Larsson Anita
Börje Lundberg Rune
Stefan Gödicke Oves pappa
Johan Widerberg vitskjortan
Anna-Lena Bergelin journalisten Lena
Nelly Jamarani Sepideh
Zozan Akgün Nasanin
Viktor Baagøe Ove 7 år
Simon Edenroth Adrian
Poyan Karimi Mirsad
Maja Rung unga Anita
Simeon Da Costa Maya unga Rune
Jessica Olsson mähät
Fredrik Evers Anders
Ola Hedén Tom
Lasse Carlsson Oves kollega
Anna Granath clownen Beppo
Emelie Strömberg blomsteraffärsexpedit
Christoffer Nordenrot Dressmankille 1
Simon Reithner Dressmankille 2
Jerker Fahlström konduktören
Johanna Karlberg byggvaruhusexpedit
Johan Friberg direktören
Erik Ståhlberg vitskjortan epok
Magnus Sundberg halstatuerad man
Karin de Frumerie Oves läkare

Companies

Production Company Tre Vänner Produktion AB
Copyright Tre Vänner AB
Co-Production Company Fantefilm AS
Film i Väst AB
Nordisk Film AB
Sveriges Television AB
Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning
Supported by Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Norsk Filminstitutt
Automatic Advance Production Funding Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Nordisk Film AB 2015
Equipment Camera center
Krypton AS
Ljud & Bildmedia AB
Enric Production AB ljudutrustning
Visual Effects Important Looking Pirates AB vfx studio
Music recorded at Rainbow studio inspelning och mixning
Recording Studio Storyline Studios samt DI
Special Effects Panorama SFX
Caterer Kustens catering
Sugar & Spice inspelning Spanien
Other Company Orange Valley Production production service company, Spanien
Independent Studios AB
Vertigo Visual 3D tracking
Cinemotion 2D roto
PAAM Biluthyrning AB hyrbilar
Alleycat biltrailer & kamerabil
EPRENT AB generatorbil

Plot summary

59-year-old Ove is the block’s grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he  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.

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 203365
Date 2015-11-24
Classification Allowed from age 11
Notes DCP.
Grounds for decision Framställningen har en bitvis lättsam och hoppfull ton, men präglas samtidigt av en självmordstematik och innehåller ett flertal närgånget skildrade inslag av en man som på olika sätt försöker ta sitt liv. Vidare förekommer flera dramatiska olyckor där människor skadas eller dödas, bland annat i form av en allvarlig bussolycka. Framställningen bedöms kunna medföra oro och vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn under 11 år.


Technical specifications

Length in minutes 116 min


Original work

Original title En man som heter Ove (Novel)
Author Fredrik Backman


Production location

Trollhättan Sweden
Vänersborg Sweden
Gothenburg Sweden
Mallorca Spain
Stockholm Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 2015-12-25 Sweden
TV showing 2017-12-26 SVT1 Sweden
2018-01-04 SVT1 Sweden
2018-09-01 SVT1 Sweden
2018-09-02 SVT1 Sweden
2018-09-06 SVT24 Sweden
2018-12-06 SVT24 Sweden
2020-06-06 SVT1 Sweden
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VOD release 2023-01-01 SVT Play Sweden Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
TV showing 2023-01-02 SVT1 Sweden 116 min
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Soundtrack listing

Original title Blott en dag
By Trad
Performed by Stockholms Symfoniorkester


Original title Var är tvålen?
Composer Povel Ramel (1956)
Lyrics Povel Ramel (1956)
Performed by Povel Ramel


Original title Always on My Mind
Composer Mark James (1971)
Wayne Thompson (1971)
Johnny Christopher (1971)
Lyrics Mark James (1971)
Wayne Thompson (1971)
Johnny Christopher (1971)
Performed by Willie Nelson


Original title Suite bergamasque. Clair de lune
Composer Claude Debussy (1905)


Original title Din skugga stannar kvar
By Johnny Mandel
Paul Francis Webster
Dan Ryde (svensk text)


Original title Forever and Ever
By Stelios Vlavianos
Sarkis Kouyoumdjian
Performed by Demis Roussos


Original title En stund på jorden
By Laleh Pourkarim
Performed by Laleh


Awards

Academy Award Nomination Los Angeles 2017 Love Larson (bästa smink)
Los Angeles 2017 (bästa icke-engelskspråkiga film)
Los Angeles 2017 Eva von Bahr (bästa smink)
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2016 Best Picture
Stockholm 2016 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Bahar Pars
Stockholm 2016 Best Visual Effects Torbjörn Olsson
Stockholm 2016 Best Cinematography Göran Hallberg
Audience Award Stockholm 2016
The Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2016 Best Actor in a Leading Role Rolf Lassgård
Stockholm 2016 Best Make-up Eva von Bahr
Stockholm 2016 Best Make-up Love Larson
Festival Award Seattle 2016 Rolf Lassgård (bästa manliga skådespelare / Best Actor, Golden Space Needle Award, Seattle International Film Festival, USA)
San Rafael 2016 (publikpris / Audience Award, Mill Valley Film Festival, USA)
European Film Award Wrocław 2016 (bästa europeiska komedi / Best European Comedy)

Holdings Film

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Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt tilläggsmaterial


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title En man som heter Ove. Dialoglista med tidskod. Framtagen av Nordisk Undertext AB, 2015-11-25. Svensk version, 24 fps.
Extent 92 s. + för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title En man som heter Ove. Feb version.
Extent 94 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title A man called Ove (*En man som heter Ove). Dialogue lista with timecode. Prepared by Nordisk Undertext AB, 2015-11-25. English version, 24 fps.
Extent 91 s.
Language English


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


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