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''Holy Mess'' ( sv, En underbar jävla jul) is a
Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
comedy film which premiered on 13 November 2015. The film is directed by
Helena Bergström Helena Kristina Bergström Nutley (born 5 February 1964) is a Swedish actress and film director. From an acting family, she began her career in 1982. She has appeared on the stages of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (''Dramaten'') and the Stockholm ...
who also wrote the script along with
Edward af Sillén Edward af Sillén (born 1982 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil) is a Swedish screenwriter and director for stage, film and TV. He has translated and directed many highly successful theatre shows including ''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespear ...
and Daniel Réhn. The film shows how relations become strained at Christmas Eve celebrations in a modern Swedish family.


Plot

The film is centering around Simon (
Anastasios Soulis Anastasios Soulis (born 8 January 1987) is a Swedish actor. He was born to a Greek father, Georgios Soulis and a Finnish mother, Katariina Nerg. Selected filmography *2000 - '' Den bästa sommaren'' *2001 - '' Hem ljuva hem'' *2001 - '' Grynings ...
) and Oscar (
Anton Lundqvist Anton Bengtsson Lundqvist (born 16 September 1989) is a Sweden, Swedish actor. He has played in several musicals such as ''Romeo & Julia'' and ''Blodsbröder''. He has also presented a web-show for ''Allsång på Skansen''. In 2015 he played the ...
), a gay couple that is expecting a child along with their close friend Cissi (
Rakel Wärmländer Rakel Amalia Wärmländer, née ''Zacharias'', (born 3 October 1980) is a Swedish actress. She started with theater work at the age of nine in the play ''Kalas i Lönneberga'' at Dramaten in Stockholm. When she was nineteen she moved to New York Ci ...
). The problem is that their respective families don't know about this pregnancy yet, and what better time to tell their families than Christmas Eve.


Roles

*
Maria Lundqvist Annika Maria Lundqvist (born 14 October 1963) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Born in Gothenburg, Lundqvist studied acting at the Gothenburg Theatre Academy and has since been acting at various Swedish theatres, including the Royal Dramatic T ...
– Monica *
Robert Gustafsson Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson (born 20 December 1964) is a Swedish comedian, actor, and member of ''Killinggänget''. pr References External links Official homepage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gustafsson, Robert 1964 births Living people Swedish ma ...
– Ulf *
Anastasios Soulis Anastasios Soulis (born 8 January 1987) is a Swedish actor. He was born to a Greek father, Georgios Soulis and a Finnish mother, Katariina Nerg. Selected filmography *2000 - '' Den bästa sommaren'' *2001 - '' Hem ljuva hem'' *2001 - '' Grynings ...
– Simon *
Anton Lundqvist Anton Bengtsson Lundqvist (born 16 September 1989) is a Sweden, Swedish actor. He has played in several musicals such as ''Romeo & Julia'' and ''Blodsbröder''. He has also presented a web-show for ''Allsång på Skansen''. In 2015 he played the ...
– Oscar *
Rakel Wärmländer Rakel Amalia Wärmländer, née ''Zacharias'', (born 3 October 1980) is a Swedish actress. She started with theater work at the age of nine in the play ''Kalas i Lönneberga'' at Dramaten in Stockholm. When she was nineteen she moved to New York Ci ...
– Cissi * Michalis Koutsogiannakis – Millitiadis *
Inga Landgré Inga Linnéa Landgré (born ''Lundgren''; 6 August 1927) is a Swedish actress who has worked in theatre, television and films since the 1940s. Early life and career Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggli ...
– Gunn-Britt *
Helena Bergström Helena Kristina Bergström Nutley (born 5 February 1964) is a Swedish actress and film director. From an acting family, she began her career in 1982. She has appeared on the stages of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (''Dramaten'') and the Stockholm ...
– Carina *
Kajsa Ernst ''Kajsa'' Anna-Karin Linnéa Ernst, (born 4 August 1962) is a Swedish actress. She started acting at the age of sixteen at Nöjesteatern in Malmö and studied at Teaterhögskolan in Malmö. After graduating she worked for ten years at Helsingborg ...
– Annica * Peshang Rad – Rami *
Gustav Levin Tor Gustav Ebbe Levin (born 10 September 1952 in Sigtuna, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. He studied at Skara Skolscen and later at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting. Filmography Film * ''Pillertrillaren'' (1994) * ''The Christmas Ora ...
– Håkan *
Frida Beckman ''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as Kahl ...
– Sofia * Neo Siambalis – Alex * Paulina Pizarro Swartling – Ebba *
Rikard Wolff Jan Rikard Wolff (8 April 1958 – 17 November 2017) was a Swedish actor and singer. His career included both film roles in ''House of Angels'' and its two sequels and theatre roles such as in '' Waiting for Godot'' at Royal Dramatic Theatre, an ...
– julvärd *
Kerstin Widgren Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the Scandinavian version of Christina. Notable persons with this name include: *Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands * Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), American ...
– Lady in the Subway sandwich store


Remake

A Finnish remake of the film will be released in 2022 under the title ''Kulkuset kulkuset''.


See also

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List of Christmas films Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television; since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year d ...


References


External links

* * * {{IMDb title Swedish LGBT-related films 2015 LGBT-related films LGBT-related comedy films Swedish Christmas comedy films 2010s Christmas comedy films 2015 comedy films 2010s Swedish films