Run Uje Run (Swedish: Spring Uje spring) is a 2020 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Henrik Schyffert and written by and starring Uje Brandelius. It won three Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film. The story follows a pop star with Parkinson's disease.
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| Directed by | Henrik Schyffert |
| Written by | Uje Brandelius |
| Produced by | Anna-Klara Carlsten Tomas Michaelsson |
| Starring | Uje Brandelius |
| Cinematography | Frida Wendel |
| Edited by | Adi Omanovic |
| Music by | Uje Brandelius |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Run Uje Run marks Schyffert's feature film directorial debut.[1] Brandelius' story is autobiographical.[2]
Cast
edit- Uje Brandelius – Uje
- Bixi Brandelius
- Vega Brandelius
- Therese Hörnqvist
- Irma Schultz – Radio producer
Release and reception
editThe film premiered at the 2020 Göteborg Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[3] Sveriges Television's review praised the film as both sad and humorous, and credited Brandelius with a good screenplay.[1] Dagens Nyheter also positively reviewed the film's sad and humorous tone and called it beautiful.[4]
At the 2021 Guldbagge Awards, the film received honours for Best Film and Best Actor and Best Screenplay for Brandelius.[3] It was also nominated for Best Director for Schyffert; Best Cinematography for Frida Wendel; and Best Editing for Adi Omanovic.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Filmrecension: Spring Uje spring är på många sätt en perfekt film" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Guerrero, Melissa (7 May 2021). "And finally: Your virtual social weekend". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b Rosser, Michael (27 January 2021). "'Run Uje Run', 'Charter' lead winners at Sweden's Guldbagge Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "'Spring Uje spring' – en tragikomisk och vacker pärla". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Ek, Torbjörn (17 December 2020). "De kan vinna Guldbaggar för filmåret 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
External links
edit- Run Uje Run at IMDb
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