Film I Väst
Film i Väst (English: "Film in West") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, nicknamed "Trollywood"), founded in 1992 by the Älvsborg County Council. Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as ''Dogville'' and ''Manderlay''. Film i Väst became known early on under the nickname Trollywood (from Trollhättan + Hollywood). Since its inception, Film i Väst has co-produced a total of more than 1,000 Swedish and international feature films, TV dramas, documentaries and short films. Walk of Fame Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is locate ... has a small Walk of Fame, featuring stars of the movie industry who worked in ''Film i Väst'' productions. Selected productions References External linksOfficial homepage 1992 establishme ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Film I Väst
Film i Väst (English: "Film in West") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, nicknamed "Trollywood"), founded in 1992 by the Älvsborg County Council. Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as ''Dogville'' and ''Manderlay''. Film i Väst became known early on under the nickname Trollywood (from Trollhättan + Hollywood). Since its inception, Film i Väst has co-produced a total of more than 1,000 Swedish and international feature films, TV dramas, documentaries and short films. Walk of Fame Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is locate ... has a small Walk of Fame, featuring stars of the movie industry who worked in ''Film i Väst'' productions. Selected productions References External linksOfficial homepage 1992 establishme ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Livvakterna
''Executive Protection'' ( sv, Livvakterna, meaning "The Bodyguards") is a Swedish action film from 2001 directed by Anders Nilsson. It is the second film in the series about police officer Johan Falk (Jakob Eklund). Plot summary Sven Persson (Samuel Fröler), who owns a textile company in Estonia, hires Nikolaus Lehman (Christoph M. Ohrt) to take care of local gangsters who are attempting to pressure Persson into paying 'protection' money. To Persson's surprise and shock, Lehman takes care of the problem by killing the gangsters and demands a share of the company's profit. A threatened Persson seeks out his old friend and police officer Johan Falk (Jakob Eklund), who has been assigned a desk job as a disciplinary action by his superiors. Falk realizes that the police can't do anything to protect Persson and his family, and seeks out a security company run by Mårtenson (Krister Henriksson) and Pernilla (Alexandra Rapaport). They agree to help Persson and Falk is offered a jo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Novak Badade Aldrig I Genesarets Sjö (film)
Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) Languages * Kim language, a language of Chad * Kim language (Sierra Leone), a language of Sierra Leone * kim, the ISO 639 code of the Tofa language of Russia Media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on the novel ** ''Kim'' (1984 film), a British film based on the novel * "Kim" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode of the American television show ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Kim'' (magazine), defunct Turkish women's magazine (1992–1999) Organizations * Kenya Independence Movement, a defunct political party in Kenya * Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masjävlar
'' Dalecarlians '' ( sv, Masjävlar) is a 2004 Swedish film starring Sofia Helin. The word "masjävlar" is a derogatory term for Dalecarlians, who are usually known as ''masar''. Cast * Sofia Helin as Mia * Kajsa Ernst as Eivor * Ann Petrén as Gunilla * Barbro Enberg as Barbro * Joakim Lindblad as Jan-Olof * Inga Ålenius as Anna * Willie Andréason as Calle * Lars-Gunnar Aronsson as Ingvar * Peter Jankert as Tommy * Maja Andersson as Ida * Alf Nilsson Sven Alf Nilsson (18 May 1930 – 19 December 2018) was a Swedish actor and artist. Early life and education Nilsson grew up in Boden, where he had roles in local revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment tha ... as Tore External links * * {{GuldbaggeAwardBestFilm 2004 films Swedish comedy-drama films 2000s Swedish-language films Best Film Guldbagge Award winners Films set in Dalarna 2000s Swedish films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Danslärarens återkomst
''The Return of the Dancing Master'' is a 2000 novel by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. It was translated into English in 2003 by Laurie Thompson, and won the 2005 Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel, presented by Mystery Ink. The book was a finalist for the ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. The central character of the book is Stefan Lindman, a young police officer with cancer, who investigates the murder of a retired officer. The plot explores the relationship between the German Nazi movement and the Neo-Nazis in modern Sweden. A was produced in 2004 starring Swedish actor Jonas Karlsson as Stefan Lindman. A as well was produced same year, starring actor Tobias Moretti as Lindman and Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was an Austrian-born Swiss actor, who also wrote, directed and produced some of his own films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film ''Judgment at Nurembe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Smala Sussie
''Slim Susie'' ( sv, Smala Sussie) is a 2003 Swedish comedy-crime film. It was directed by Ulf Malmros and written by Malmros and Petteri Nuottimäki. It is considered Ulf Malmros's most popular film. Plot The film is set in a small industrial town in Värmland, where a young man returns to his hometown from Stockholm to investigate the sudden disappearance of his sister. He initially has little success with his inquiries, performed through the rekindling of brief acquaintances with the odd characters of his youth, and he eventually forms a picture of what has happened. Cast Most of the actors are amateurs, with Tuva Novotny, Kjell Bergqvist and Michael Nyqvist being the only ones of greater prominence. Björn Starrin and Lotta Tejle had their breakthrough in the film. * Tuva Novotny as Smala Sussie (Slim Susie), the sister of Erik * Jonas Rimeika as Erik, who moved away to Stockholm 3 years prior to the plot. * Björn Starrin as Grits Pölsa, a wheeler and drugdealer interest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miffo
''Miffo'' is a 2003 Swedish film directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf. Cast * Jonas Karlsson as Tobias Carling * Livia Millhagen as Carola Christiansson * Ingvar Hirdwall as Karl Henrik * Liv Mjönes as Jenny Brunander * Kajsa Ernst as Sonja * Isa Aouifia as Leo * Fyr Thorwald as Håkan "Håkke" Bodin * Carina Boberg as Karin * Gustav Levin as Erik * Malin Crépin Malin Crépin (born 22 August 1978, in Stockholm), is a Swedish actress. She has starred in several movies. She became best known for her role in the Swedish film series ''A Case for Annika Bengtzon''. Life and career Malin Crépin was born ... as Anna * Robin Keller as Jonny * Jan-Erik Emretsson as Gunnar * Joel Östlund as Ruben * Stig Asp as Leif External links * * 2003 films Swedish romantic comedy-drama films 2000s Swedish-language films Films directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf 2000s Swedish films {{2000s-Sweden-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kopps
''Kopps'' is a 2003 Swedish action comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 7 February 2003, directed by Josef Fares. The name itself is a pun on pronouncing the English word "Cops" with a Swedish accent. Plot The film concerns the police force of a small fictional Swedish village, Högboträsk. The village is so peaceful that crime has become nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime. This would mean the loss of income for the policemen, so they begin to stage crimes in order to preserve their jobs. This includes burning down the local hotdog stand, hiring a drunk to steal a packet of sausages, thrashing a local car, faking a shootout and staging a kidnapping using their friends as actors. Cast * Fares Fares - Jacob * Torkel Petersson - Benny * Göran ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hannah Med H
''Hannah med H'' is a 2003 Swedish film, about an 18-year-old girl named Hannah (Tove Edfeldt), who has just moved away from home. She meets a man named Jens ( Thomas Mørk), claiming to be a teacher who admires her poetry. However, she starts to receive prank calls, and feels she is being watched. She then discovers that "Jens" is not actually called Jens, or a teacher at all. The soundtrack for this film was created by the Swedish electropop band The Knife, and released as an album, Hannah med H Soundtrack. Cast * Tove Edfeldt as Hannah Andersen * Joel Kinnaman as Andreas * Adnan Zorlak as Edin * Bibjana Mustafaj as Milena * Thomas Mørk as Jens Nosslin * Anna Larsson as Anna * Neda Kozic as Cattis (as Neda Kocic) * Anneli Martini Anneli Martini (born 21 December 1948) is a Swedish actress. Since 1977, she has appeared in more than thirty films over four decades. Selected filmography References External links * 1948 births Living people People from Malmö .. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Den Tredje Vågen
''The Third Wave'' ( sv, Den tredje vågen) is a Swedish action film from 2003 directed by Anders Nilsson and starring Jakob Eklund. It is the third film in the series about police officer Johan Falk (Jakob Eklund), the first two being ''Zero Tolerance'' (''Noll tolerans'') and ''Executive Protection'' (''Livvakterna''). Falk has not worked in the year since the events of the second film, but on a trip with his family in central Europe he is contacted by his former boss again. "An entire continent is being stolen." Plot Phoenix Kane is a mobster. His live-in girlfriend, Rebecca, discovers his illegal money laundering and tries to leave him. He half-strangles her to keep her quiet, but is hit by a car as he leaves. While he is taken to the hospital, Rebecca escapes England. For his protection, Kane orders her captured and returned to England and his control, not knowing one of his cohorts has ordered a hit on her if she talks to the police. Falk has not worked for some time. He m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lilja 4-ever
''Lilya 4-ever'' ( sv, Lilja 4-ever) is a 2002 crime drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, which was released in Sweden on 23 August 2002. It depicts the downward spiral of Lilja Michailova, played by Oksana Akinshina, a girl in the former Soviet Union whose mother abandons her to move to the United States. The story is loosely based on the true case of Danguolė Rasalaitė, and examines the issue of human trafficking and sexual slavery. The film received positive reviews both in Sweden and abroad. It won five Guldbagge Awards including Best Film, as well as was nominated for Best Film and Best Actress at the European Film Awards. Plot The film begins with a figure running towards a motorway bridge. When the figure turns around, the film introduces the audience to Lilya Michailova, an adolescent girl who has recently been badly beaten. The film then reveals her past. Lilya lives with her mother in a run-down apartment block in an unnamed former republic of the So ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |