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Torkel Petersson
Ola ''Torkel'' Petersson (born 19 August 1969 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and comedian. Selected filmography *1999: ''Zero Tolerance'' (Swedish title: ''Noll tolerans'') *2000: '' Jalla! Jalla!'' *2002: '' Old Men in New Cars'' (Danish title: ''Gamle mænd i nye biler'') *2003: '' Kopps'' *2006: '' Offside'' *2008: '' Patrik, Age 1.5'' *2009: '' Nasty Old People'' *2010: '' Balls'' *2014: ''Jönssonligan – Den perfekta stöten'' (Reboot of ''Jönssonligan ''Jönssonligan'', literally the ''Jönsson Gang'', is a Swedish comedy film series, originally based on the Danish series of films about the Olsen-banden, but later with unique scripts. The Jönsson gang consists of the leader and criminal geniu ...'') *2015: '' Eternal Summer'' *2018: ''Halvdan Viking'' References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petersson, Torkel 1969 births Swedish male actors Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Scania County. The Øresund Region, Öresund Region, which includes Lund, is home to more than 4.1 million people. Archeologists date the foundation of Lund to around 990, when Scania was part of Denmark. From 1103 it was the seat of the Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lund, and the towering Lund Cathedral, built circa 1090–1145, still stands at the centre of the town. Denmark ceded the city to Sweden in the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, and its status as part of Sweden was formalised in 1720. Lund University, established in 1666, is one of Scandinavia's oldest and largest institutions for education and research. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternal Summer (2015 Film)
''Eternal Summer'' ( sv, Odödliga) is a 2015 Swedish drama film directed by Andreas Öhman. Synopsis When Isak and Em meet one night in Stockholm, they set out on a road trip up to Luleå. Soon, the couple's money ends and they are forced to commit crimes in order to move forward. The crimes are becoming more serious and more violent as they go on. Eventually, they are followed by the police and the trip ends in a tragedy on the Kalix River (Kalixälven). Cast * Madeleine Martin - Em * Filip Berg - Isak * Torkel Petersson - Lars, Isak's father * Fanny Ketter - Felicia * Mats Qviström - August, Em's father * Mina Azarian - Em's mother * Hedda Stiernstedt Hedda Matilda Stiernstedt (born December 3, 1987) is a Swedish actress. Born into the Stiernstedt family, she is the daughter of painter Jöran Modéer and teacher Metta Stiernstedt. Her breakthrough roles were as Nina Löwander in ''Vår tid ä ... - Alexia * Lars T. Johansson - The Hunter References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jönssonligan
''Jönssonligan'', literally the ''Jönsson Gang'', is a Swedish comedy film series, originally based on the Danish series of films about the Olsen-banden, but later with unique scripts. The Jönsson gang consists of the leader and criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" (an alcoholic demolitions expert) and Ragnar Vanheden (a small-timer from Stockholm). Eight films have been made in total, though in the last three films actor Gösta Ekman got tired of his character "Sickan", and was replaced by the following characters, in order; "Doctor Max Adrian Busé", "Herman Melvin" and "Sven-Ingvar 'Sivan' Jönsson". The first two films featured the character Rocky, a Swedish-speaking Finn as member of the gang. He was eventually replaced by "Dynamit-Harry" who first appeared in the second film. Jönssonligans arch-enemy is Jacob Morgan Rockefeller Wall-Enberg Jr. - somewhat of a cross between a business magnate and a ruthles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jönssonligan – Den Perfekta Stöten
''Jönssonligan – Den perfekta stöten'' (''Johnson Gang – The Master Plan'', called ''Mastermind'' outside of Scandinavia) is a 2015 Swedish heist thriller comedy film, directed by Alain Darborg. The film is a reboot of the Swedish film series ''Jönssonligan'', and stars Simon J. Berger, Alexander Karim, Torkel Petersson, Susanne Thorson, Andrea Edwards, and Jens Hultén. The creators have tried to make a thriller, unlike the previous films which have been comedies. ''Jönssonligan – Den perfekta stöten'' was released on January 16, 2015 to middling reviews and poor box office. Critics and audiences felt the film lacked the comedic style they felt the franchise should have. Plot Charles-Ingvar Jönsson (Simon J. Berger), are together with his uncle Ralf, Stockholm's most skilled car thieves. But one day a robbery goes wrong and Ralf is murdered, while Charles-Ingvar is framed for the murder. To take revenge on Ralf's killer, the corrupt business woman Wallentin (And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balls (film)
''Balls'' ( sv, Farsan, translation=The dad) is a 2010 Swedish comedy film directed by Josef Fares and starring Jan Fares, Torkel Petersson, Hamadi Khemiri, Nina Zanjani, Juan Rodriguez, Anita Wall, and Jessica Forsberg. Cast * Jan Fares as Aziz (farsan) * Torkel Petersson as Jörgen * Hamadi Khemiri as Sami * Nina Zanjani as Amanda * Juan Rodriguez as Juan * Anita Wall as Edith * Jessica Forsberg as Lotta Reception In Sweden, the film got mixed reviews. In ''Aftonbladet'' the film was given a 3 out of 5 rating and was described as "not the best or funniest of Josef Fares's movies - but it is a warm and loving comical hommage to quirky fathers in general". In ''Expressen'', the review was slightly less favorable (2 out of 5) and Fares was described as playing with safe cards in his somewhat artificial characters. In other big newspapers the reviews were similar: 3 out of 5 in ''Dagens Nyheter'' and 2 out of 6 in ''Svenska Dagbladet ''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasty Old People
''Nasty Old People'' is a 2009 Swedish film directed by Hanna Sköld, Tangram Film. It premiered on 10 October 2009 at Kontrapunkt in Malmö, and on file sharing site The Pirate Bay. The film is available as an authorized and legal download under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA. Plot A young woman, Mette, is a member of a neo-Nazi gang, while her day job is to take care of four crazy old people that all are just waiting to die. Her life becomes a journey into a burlesque fairytale, where the rules of the game are created by Mette herself. Mette is indifferent about her way of life, until one night she assaults a man, kicking him senseless. Waking up the day after, she realizes that something is wrong, and in company with her crazy oldies she longs for respect and love. She can tell that the old folks are marginalized by the modern society, but together they create a world and a voice of their own. Cast * Febe Nilsson as Mette * Karin Bertling as Elsie * Cecile Anckar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offside (Swedish Film)
''Offside'' is a Swedish film from 2006, directed by Mårten Klingberg and starring Jonas Karlsson, Torkel Petersson, Ingvar Hirdwall, Göran Ragnerstam and Brendan Coyle. Plot Åsa works part-time with the finances at ICA AB, ICA in the small town Stenfors and hasn't worked full-time for two years. Anders lives with Åsa and plays for the local football club Stenfors BK, which is residing far down in the Swedish league system. They'll be shut down if they get relegated this season. Åsa, who has no friends, gets very little time with the family and feels her life is meaningless; she wants to move to Gothenburg where there are full-time jobs, but Anders wants to stay in Stenfors as he has friends in his team. Åsa wants her and their daughter Sara to have more time with him. She says she's got nothing, but Anders says he does everything he can do for the family. Through the acquisition of former Liverpool F.C. star Duncan Miller as coach and other players, the team manages to avoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Old Men In New Cars
''Old Men in New Cars'' ( da, Gamle Mænd i Nye Biler), (2002) is a Danish action comedy film directed by Lasse Spang Olsen. The movie stars Kim Bodnia, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Tomas Villum Jensen. It is a prequel to Olsen's 1999 comedy ''In China They Eat Dogs''. Synopsis The last wish of the dying "Monk" is for his foster child, Harald, to find his real son, Ludvig. But Ludvig is currently in a Swedish prison cell. Peter and Martin – the two chefs – help to get him out and soon father and son meet for the first time in their lives. They get on from the word go, but now dad needs a liver transplant in Ecuador and Ludvig and Harald set about raising the wherewithal. Everything goes wrong when they try to rob a bank, though they meet Mille, who puts them onto a new trail, and Peter and Martin also make a contribution. However, soon they have the cops and the anti-terror corps on their tails. Cast * Kim Bodnia — Harald * Nikolaj Lie Kaas — Martin * Tomas Villum Jensen — Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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