Canada / Sep 06, 2019 / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Juha, 12, class clown in the suburb of Sävbyholm, Sweden. To be funny is the only thing he is good at and all he wants is to fit in the social peckingorder at school. When Juha as an adult performs the show – My Life As A Comedian- to sold out theatres and tells the horrid and funny stories from his childhood to the audience he gets an unexpected visit from an old friend from school which makes him return to Sävbyholm and deal with his past.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Maria Sid | Ritva |
| Cilla Thorell | Marianne |
| Iman Mirbioki | Opening night visitor |
| Ulf Rönnerstrand | Handicrafts teacher |
| Gizem Erdogan | Stage technician |
| Loke Hellberg | Young Juha |
| Klara Zimmergren | Teacher |
| Claudio Salgado | Light technician |
| Pär Brundin | Håkan |
| Adriana Billow | Li |
| Alexander Johansson | Young Stefan |
| Elisabet Xie | Jenny |
| Olle Frelin | Lennart |
| Jan Hermfelt | Jenny's dad |
| Kerstin Gandler | Thomas mom |
| Teo Dellback | Thomas |
| Annie Jägerholm | Pia |
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| Josephine Fridell | Marianne |
| Hannes Jernberg | Simon |
| Villiam Hellman | Erik |
| Rebecca Winsnes | Eva-Lena |
| Allan Antilla | Sound technician |
| Lennart Eriksson | Stickan |
| Kristina Issa | Mom in playground |
| Ylva Olaison | Stefan's mom |
| Nathan Clark | Roy |
| Tuva Brandberg | Charlotte |
| Ayda Erekin | Kid in playground |
| Jonathan Wiking | Audience member (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | En komikers uppväxt |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | suomi, Deutsch, svenska |
| Production countries | Belgium, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Anagram Film, Film i Väst, SVT, Belga Productions, SF Studios |
| Official site | anagram.se |
| Release date | 11 ottobre 2019 |
| Executive producer | Mats Alders, Miira Paasilinna |
| Production | Martin Persson, Gladys Brookfield-Hampson, Anna Croneman, Suzanne Glansborg, Peter Possne, Jenny Stjernströmer-Björk, Mia Welin |
| Writer | Jonas Gardell |
| Casting | Lotta Forsblad |
| Editing | Fredrik Morheden, Mattias Morheden |
| Cinematography | Erik Molberg Hansen |
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| Assistant directors | Rojda Sekersöz |
| Camera operators | Erik Molberg Hansen |
| Additional photography | Erik Molberg Hansen |
| Production design | Teresa Beale, Lisa Öman |
| Art direction | Lisa Öman, Teresa Beale |
| Set decoration | Teresa Beale, Lisa Öman |
| Music | Jean-Paul Wall, Gert Janssen, Christian Holm, Stefan Larsson, Wlodek Morawski |
| Sound | Gert Janssen, Jean-Paul Wall, Christian Holm, Stefan Larsson, Wlodek Morawski |
| Costume design | Kicki Ilander |
| Makeup | Kicki Ilander |
| Hairstyling | Kicki Ilander |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Sweden / Oct 11, 2019 / 11
Finland / Nov 29, 2019 / K-12
Hungary / Mar 26, 2020
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