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A Man Called Ove(En man som heter Ove)

Despite grumpy 59 year-old Ove being deposed as president of his condominium association, he keeps looking over the 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.
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Entertainment Weekly by

Holm’s adaptation is a darkly funny, tragic, and ultimately heartwarming tearjerker about the life of one lonely but extraordinary man.
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The Playlist by Gary Garrison

It’s hard to resist the joy of the film, the unbridled heart, and Ove’s tremendous, hilarious hatred for all the idiots of the world.
75

The Seattle Times by John Hartl

A Man Called Ove has some tear-jerking moments, but the film is so carefully designed — with long, circular takes that seem to surround the main characters at crucial fateful points — that technique often triumphs over sentimentality.
70

Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen

Incorporating fluid flashbacks and snippets of narration that refreshingly serve to enhance rather than distract, director-writer Hannes Holm maintains a gentle, lyrical flow while coaxing fine performances from a diverse cast.
70

Village Voice by Nick Schager

A Man Called Ove — preaching tolerant togetherness as the key to happiness — earns its sentimentality by striking a delicate balance between barking-mad comedy and syrupy melodrama.
88

RogerEbert.com by Odie Henderson

All movies are manipulative by default; the effectiveness of that manipulation is the more valid measurement to inspect. On that scale, A Man Called Ove is a morbidly funny and moving success.

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  • Sweden, Russia, United Kingdom • 2013
  • Director Felix Herngren
  • Cast Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Mia Skäringer, Jens Hultén, Sven Lönn
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  • Available on Hoopla, FandangoNOW, Amazon, Google Play, VUDU, Kanopy, YouTube

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Estonian movie from 2013: Tangerines

Tangerines

Zaza Urushadze
2013 Estonia, Georgia

Tangerines
(Mandariinid)

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  • Estonia, Georgia • 2013
  • Director Zaza Urushadze
  • Cast Lembit Ulfsak, Giorgi Nakashidze, Elmo Nüganen, Misha Meskhi, Raivo Trass, Zura Begalishvili
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  • Available on Kanopy, Google Play, YouTube, VUDU, Tubi, Amazon

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