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A Man Called Ove (2016)
Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.
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Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Directed By:Hannes Holm
Written By:Hannes Holm
In Theaters:9/30/2016
Box Office:$30,692,889
Runtime:116 minutes
Studio:Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning, SVT, Film i Väst, Tre Vänner, Nordisk Film Sweden, Fantefilm
Cast
Hannes Holm
Director
Hannes Holm
Director
Rolf Lassgård
Ove
Bahar Pars
Parvaneh
Filip Berg
Young Ove
Ida Engvoll
Sonja
Tobias Almborg
Patrick
Klas Wiljergård
Jimmy
Chatarina Larsson
Anita
Börje Lundberg
Rune
Stefan Gödicke
Ove's dad
Johan Widerberg
Vitskjortan
Anna-Lena Brundin
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