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on the day of his wedding.

Plot

On the day of his wedding, Anders wakes up hungover and naked in an elevator after a stag party the day before. As he attempts to piece together the reason for his predicament, the day repeats itself, and he becomes stuck in a time loop.

Cast

*Henrik Norberg - Anders (Stig Elvis) Karlsson *Lisa Kock - Maria (Matilda) Märtelbom *Martin Forsström - Pierre * Anna Järphammar - Pernilla, Pierres partner *Dan Malmer- Matte *Ingela Sahlin - Vivianne Märtelbom, Marias mother *Lars G. Holmström - K.G. Märtelbom, Marias father *Marga Pettersson - Eva Karlsson, Anders mother *Tommy Johnson - Stig Karlsson, Anders father *

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- Rosita

Production

During filming, the crew was almost struck by a car whose driver had fallen asleep.

Release

To promote the film, the Knutsson brothers appeared naked at the

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, after which they were arrested.

Reception

''Naken'' received negative reviews in Sweden. Jens Peterson of ''

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'' called it a poor copy of ''

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'' that is not even "so bad it's good".

Remake

In 2017,

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released an English-language, American remake starring

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and

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directed the movie. Shooting took place in

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References

External links

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