''Bröllopsfotografen'' () is a Swedish

tragicomedy Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragedy, tragic and comedy, comic forms. Most often seen in drama, dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic elements to lighten the ov ...

film from 2009. It was directed and written by

Ulf Malmros Ulf Peter Vilhelm Malmros (born 16 March 1965) is a Swedish screenwriter and film director. Career Aged 13 Malmros started making home movies. Later he moved to Stockholm and studied at Dramatiska Institutet. In 2006 Malmros received the Guldb ...

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The film is mostly set in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

and in the small industrial town of Molkom in the Swedish province of Värmland, where Robin, an amateur photographer lives. When the factory in Molkom shuts down, Robin leaves his beloved hometown to try his luck in Stockholm as a wedding photographer. His first wedding is an upper-class wedding, where he falls in love with the bride's sister. He tries to fit in the upper-class, and changes not merely his outlook on life but also his hairstyle.

Cast

* Björn A. Ling as Robin *

Kjell Bergqvist Kjell Bertil Leonard Bergqvist (born 23 February 1953) is a Swedish actor. Bergqvist finished the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1973 and made his debut in '' En enkel melodi'' and ''Jack''. He has since cooperated for many years with scr ...

as the unsuccessful actor and Robin's landlord Jonny Björk *

Tuva Novotny Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina Novotny (née Hedström; born 21 December 1979), also known as Tuva Novotny-Hedström, is a Swedish actress and director. Early life and education Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina Hedström was born on 21 December 1979 in Sto ...

as Robin's love Astrid *

Johannes Brost Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell (25 September 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Swedish actor. He became recognized for his roles in the television programs '' Stjärnhuset'' and '' Rederiet''; in ''Rederiet'' he appeared in 318 episodes. In 2 ...

as Astrid's father Claes * Lotta Tejle as Gunilla * Tomas Tjerneld as Ove * Johanna Strömberg as Malin * Johan Andersson as Bobby * Marianne Scheja as Cecilia *

Rebecca Scheja Ania Rebecca Scheja (born 26 January 1989) is a Sweden, Swedish actress, disc jockey (DJ), singer, songwriter and record producer. Early life She is the daughter of Staffan Scheja, Staffan and Marianne Scheja and sister of Leonard Scheja. As a ...

as Elsa *

as the bride *

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 - '' Grynin ...

as the bridegroom *

Michael Nyqvist Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...

as a stage actor *

Jessica Liedberg Jessica Martina Liedberg (born 7 October 1969) is a Swedish actress. She graduated from the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1992. She and her husband Gustaf Hammarstein have four daughters. She was nominated for Best Supporting ...

as a stage actress * Pontus Olgrim as a baptising assistant *

Erik Lundin Erik Ruben Lundin (2 July 1904 – 5 December 1988) was a Swedish chess master. In 1928, he won in Oslo, took 5th in Helsingborg, tied for 2nd-3rd in Stockholm (''Quadrangular'', Richard Réti won). In 1929, he took 2nd in Gothenburg (Nordic Ch ...

as a car dealer * Pontus Olgrim as a dopvärd

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* * 2009 films 2000s Swedish-language films 2009 comedy-drama films Tragicomedy films Swedish comedy-drama films Värmland County in fiction Films set in Stockholm Films set in Sweden 2009 in Sweden Films directed by Ulf Malmros 2000s Swedish films Swedish-language comedy-drama films {{2000s-Sweden-film-stub

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