''Run Uje Run'' ( sv, Spring Uje spring) is a 2020 Swedish

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film directed by Henrik Schyffert and written by and starring . It won three

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, including Best Film. The story follows a pop star with Parkinson's disease. ''Run Uje Run'' marks Schyffert's feature film directorial debut. Brandelius' story is autobiographical.

Cast

*Uje Brandelius – Uje *Bixi Brandelius *Vega Brandelius *Therese Hörnqvist * Irma Schultz – Radio producer

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2020

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, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.

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's review praised the film as both sad and humorous, and credited Brandelius with a good screenplay. '' Dagens Nyheter'' also positively reviewed the film's sad and humorous tone and called it beautiful. At the 2021 Guldbagge Awards, the film received honours for Best Film and

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and

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for Brandelius. It was also nominated for Best Director for Schyffert;

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for Frida Wendel; and Best Editing for Adi Omanovic.

References

External links

* 2020 films 2020 comedy-drama films Best Film Guldbagge Award winners Swedish comedy-drama films 2020s Swedish-language films {{Sweden-film-stub