''The Here After'' ( sv, Efterskalv) is a 2015 Swedish

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written and directed by

Magnus von Horn Magnus von Horn, (born 21 December 1983, Gothenburg), is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 2013. A few months after he arrived in Poland he was brutally robbed, which resulted in him ...

. The film is a co-production between Sweden, Poland and France. It was screened in the

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section at the

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. The film won the

Guldbagge Award for Best Film The Guldbagge for Best Film is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: "Guldbaggen") to the best Swedish motion picture of the year. Winners and nominees Each Guldba ...

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for Magnus von Horn and Best Supporting Actor for Mats Blomgren at the 51st Guldbagge Awards.

Cast

Ulrik Munther Jens ''Ulrik'' Munther (born 18 February 1994) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, actor and multi-instrumentalist signed to Universal Music Sweden. His debut studio album '' Ulrik Munther'', was released on 24 August 2011 and peaked to number 1 in S ...

as John * Mats Blomgren as Martin * Wiesław Komasa as Grandfather * Alexander Nordgren as Filip * Loa Ek as Malin *

Ellen Jelinek Ellen Marianne Mattsson Jelinek (born December 5, 1973 in Sollentuna Municipality, Sollentuna, Stockholm County) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, actress. Mattsson studied at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 2000–04. She has been e ...

as Bea * Feliv Göransson as Korv-Hampus

Reception

''The Here After'' received positive reviews from critics. On

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, the film has an 88% score based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10.

References

External links

* * 2015 films 2010s Swedish-language films Swedish drama films French drama films Polish drama films Best Film Guldbagge Award winners Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award 2015 directorial debut films 2015 drama films Films directed by Magnus von Horn 2010s Swedish films 2010s French films {{2010s-Sweden-film-stub