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1999Movie⏱️ 1h 48m
ComedyDrama
6.4
IMDB Rating
2,421 votes

Reine quits his job because he's tired of his boss. He takes a job at the Kumla Prison in hope that he can set up a play acted by the prisoners, who are not very interested. But they realize that if they do the play, they can esca...

Director
Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
Writers
N/A
Stars
Björn Kjellman, Viveka Seldahl, Peter Haber
Release Date
February 19, 1999
Language
Swedish
Country
Sweden
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Björn Kjellman
Björn Kjellman
as Reine
Viveka Seldahl
Viveka Seldahl
as Hillevi
Peter Haber
Peter Haber
as Jakobsson
Thomas Hanzon
Thomas Hanzon
as Ekman
Michael Nyqvist
Michael Nyqvist
as Diego
Shanti Roney
Shanti Roney
as Glenn
👤
Lamine Dieng
as Kostas
👤
Oliver Loftéen
as Andrej
Göran Ragnerstam
Göran Ragnerstam
as Heikki
Lixin Zhao
Lixin Zhao
as Cheng

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Bromma sjukhus, Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Production
Sonet Film AB

🏷️ Keywords

playtheaterprisonerprisonsweden

🎯 Categories

SwedishComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A funny little movie, with GREAT acting!
by janne1999-02-23
8/10

"A funny little film, wich was greatly acclaimed at the Gothenburg Film Festival 1999. Although I think it lacks a bit of the reality of its English equivalents (it has been compared to "The Full Monty"), it still is one of the best Swedish comedies in recent years. The films biggest asset - I think - is the ensemble; even if it is a rather light-hearted comedy, the actors take the film very seriuosly, and make the viewers time in the cinema-darkness a real pleasure...."

💡 Did You Know?

Inspired by the true event when Jan Jönson directed Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" at Kumla Prison and took the ensemble of inmates to Gothenburg's City Theater for a official opening performance. Four out of five of the inmates escaped.

📖 Synopsis

Reine quits his job because he's tired of his boss. He takes a job at the Kumla Prison in hope that he can set up a play acted by the prisoners, who are not very interested. But they realize that if they do the play, they can esca...