“Lassgard manages to keep us from completely hating and giving up on him at the beginning of the film - no small trick - and allows us to care for him without engaging in maudlin sentimentality at the end.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
“A nice mix of bitter and sweet, with a strong cast.” – Edward Johnson-Ott, NUVO Newsweekly
Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife's grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flattens Ove’s mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove’s past happiness and heartbreaks. What emerges is a heartwarming tale.
Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, European Comedy, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Cabourg Romantic Film Festival, 2016
2nd place, Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2016
3rd Place Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor, Rolf Lassgård, Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Traverse City Film Festival, 2016
This program is sponsored by Busch Systems, Cravings, Hugh Hardy RE/MAX Broker, Netgain, Pilatez.ca, Restorations by Rodgers/Renovations by Rodgers, Storage Mart, Venable Park Investment Council Inc.