Shed No Tears (Swedish: Känn ingen sorg) is a 2013 Swedish film directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein and starring Adam Lundgren and Jonathan Andersson. The plot is based on the lyrics and music by Swedish artist Håkan Hellström, and the script is written by Cilla Jackert. The film premiered on 19 July 2013[1] and was well received by critics. It won the Guldbagge Award for Best Sound Editing at the 49th Guldbagge Awards.[4]
| Shed No Tears | |
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| Directed by |
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| Written by | Cilla Jackert |
| Based on | Songs and lyrics by Håkan Hellström |
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| Cinematography | Erik Sohlström |
| Edited by | Håkan Wärn |
| Music by | Adam Nordén |
Production company | Acne Drama |
| Distributed by | SF |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Budget | 34,2 million SEK[2] |
| Box office | 20,9 million SEK[3] |
The main role is played by Adam Lundgren, while Tomas von Brömssen, Gunilla Nyroos and Josefin Neldén appear in supporting roles. Even Håkan Hellström himself appears in a minor role.[5] The film's title is based on Hellström's debut single "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" from the album of the same name.
The film received extensive good reviews, and 27,766 Swedes saw it at the cinema on the opening weekend, which took it up to Biotoppens second place.[6] The following week it had dropped down to sixth place,[7] and at the end of the year was the year's fifth highest grossing Swedish film.[3]
Plot
editPål (Adam Lundgren)'s biggest dream is to get involved with music. His childhood friends Lena (Josefin Neldén) and Johnny (Jonathan Andersson) knows this, and his grandfather Rolle (Tomas von Brömssen), although he most of all would see that Pål gained an orderly job. When Eva (Disa Östrand) turns up as a summer night and captures Påls attention, she discovers that she shares his dream. The problem is that the only thing standing between Pål and the dream is his own obsessions that once after another leads him to derail just when most are at stake.
Cast
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- Adam Lundgren as Pål
- Disa Östrand as Eva
- Josefin Neldén as Lena
- Jonathan Andersson as Johnny
- Tomas von Brömssen as Rolle, Pål's grandfather
- Marie Richardson as Lisbeth Lindén
- Reine Brynolfsson as Bosse
- Gunilla Nyroos as Hopp
- Daniel Larsson as Isse
- Eric Ericson as Priest
- Kim Lantz as Denis
- Hanna Hedin Hillberg as Samba Dancer
- Gregers Dohn as Pusher
- Darko Savor as Thug
- Lucas Miklin as Hooligan
- Freddie Wadling as A-lagare
- Ebbot Lundberg as A-lagare
- Håkan Hellström as a Street musician
Critical response
editThe film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from Swedish critics. Aftonbladet called it "Beats the most ever seen in the Swedish film", and gave it a rating of 5 out of 5.[8] The rival newspaper, Expressen called it "Hellström knew what he was doing", and gave it a rating of 4 out of 5.[9] The film site Moviezine, called it a "Musical treat", and gave it a rating of 4 out of 5.[10]
Awards and nominations
edit49th Guldbagge Awards
editFor the 49th Guldbagge Awards, Shed No Tears was nominated for nine awards, some of which it won in the categories Best Editing and Best Sound Editing:[4][11]
| Year | Category | Receiver(s) | Result |
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| 2014 | Best Film | Malcolm Lidbeck and David Olsson (producers) | Nominated |
| Best Director | Björn Stein and Måns Mårlind | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Josefin Neldén (as Lena) | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Cilla Jackert | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Editing | Mattias Eklund | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Erik Sohlström | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Ulrika Sjölin | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Wilda Wiholm | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Håkan Wärn | Won |
MovieZine Awards 2013
editMovieZine did a poll at the end of 2013, in which readers got to vote for winners in various categories with substance Movie Year 2013, which Shed No Tears won in the category Best Swedish film, with 49% of the 2555 votes that was sent in.[12] Adam Lundgren, also won the vote in the category Best Breakthrough for his role as Pål in the film.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Känn ingen sorg" (in Swedish). SF Bio. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Hellström nöjd med "sin" film" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Sweden Yearly Box Office 2013". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Guldbaggen 2014 - alla vinnarna" (in Swedish). Guldbaggen.se. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Glada miner när Känn ingen sorg presenterades i Göteborg" (in Swedish). Film i Väst. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ ""Känn ingen sorg" tvåa på biotoppen" (in Swedish). Moviezine. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ ""The Wolverine" ny etta på biotoppen" (in Swedish). Moviezine. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ ""Känn ingen sorg" går inte att stå emot" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Brander: "Hellström visste vad han gjorde"" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Känn ingen sorg" (in Swedish). Moviezine. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Årets nomineringar" (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Läsarna: "Känn ingen sorg" är årets bästa svenska film" (in Swedish). Moviezine. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Vinnarna av MovieZine Awards 2013" (in Swedish). MovieZine. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.