PG-13A Man Called Ove

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IMDB (71,843 votes)

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500M
500M
Play Time: 116 mins
Comedy, Drama
A Man Called Ove

Overview:
Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

Original Title:En man som heter Ove
Status: Released (2015-12-25)
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars. 15 wins & 29 nominations total
BoxOffice:$3,479,315
Screen:Hannes Holm, Fredrik Backman
Productions: Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning, SVT, Film i Väst, Tre Vänner, Nordisk Film Sweden, Fantefilm
Production Countries: Norway, Sweden
Spoken Languages: فارسی, svenska
A Man Called Ove
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Reviews

Reno

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The life after the loved one departed. This is a Swedish film based on the book of the same name. It is sent to represent the nation at the 2017 Oscars and as for now, it made into the December shortlist. This is the tale of an old grumpy man and the life after the death of his wi ....

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Peter McGinn

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This is of course the original Swedish version of this film, soon to be joined for posterity by a U.S. version featuring Tom Hanks. The comparison between the two productions should prove to be interesting. I actually enjoyed the movie a bit more than I did the book. Perhaps it is ....

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CinemaSerf

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Rolf Lassgård looks like he is enjoying his role here as the curmudgeonly old "Ove". Widowed and now, compulsorily, retired he lives in his small community where he enforces the local by-laws enthusiastically whilst generally upsetting all his neighbours with his entertainingly caust ....

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