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Holy Mess
Holy Mess (Swedish: En underbar jävla jul) is a Swedish comedy film which premiered on 13 November 2015. The film is directed by Helena Bergström who also wrote the script along with Edward af Sillén and Daniel Réhn.[1] The film shows how relations become strained at Christmas Eve celebrations in a modern Swedish family.
| Holy Mess | |
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| Directed by | Helena Bergström |
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| Produced by | Petra Jönsson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Peter Mokrosinski |
| Edited by | Tess Lindberg |
| Music by | Per Andréasson |
Production company | Sweetwater Production AB |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot edit
The film is centering around Simon (Anastasios Soulis) and Oscar (Anton Lundqvist), a gay couple that is expecting a child along with their close friend Cissi (Rakel Wärmländer). The problem is that their respective families don't know about this pregnancy yet, and what better time to tell their families than Christmas Eve.[2]
Roles edit
- Maria Lundqvist – Monica
- Robert Gustafsson – Ulf
- Anastasios Soulis – Simon
- Anton Lundqvist – Oscar
- Rakel Wärmländer – Cissi
- Michalis Koutsogiannakis – Millitiadis
- Inga Landgré – Gunn-Britt
- Helena Bergström – Carina
- Kajsa Ernst – Annica
- Peshang Rad – Rami
- Gustav Levin – Håkan
- Frida Beckman – Sofia
- Neo Siambalis – Alex
- Paulina Pizarro Swartling – Ebba
- Rikard Wolff – julvärd
- Kerstin Widgren – Lady in the Subway sandwich store
Remake edit
A Finnish remake of the film will be released in 2022 under the title Kulkuset kulkuset.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Filmrecension: "En underbar jävla jul" av Helena Bergström". Dagens Nyheter. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Staff. "Första bilderna från gaykomedin "En underbar jävla jul"". MovieZine. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Ripaoja, Anttijussi (23 June 2022). "Christoffer Strandberg ja Martti Suosalo tähdittävät uutta joulukomediaa – katso ensimaistiainen elokuvasta!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
External links edit
- Holy Mess at IMDb