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Sweden10 Essential Swedish FilmsStop 9 of 10
A Man Called Ove
En man som heter Ove
A rigid, grieving widower whose plans to end his life keep getting interrupted is slowly drawn back toward the living by a boisterous young immigrant family that moves in next door. A bittersweet, warm-hearted Swedish comedy-drama.
Why it’s here
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 backs into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.