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A Man Called Ove

Summary: Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.

Release Date: September 30, 2016

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Hannes Holm

Writers: Hannes Holm

, Fredrik Backman

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film, Fantefilm, Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning, Sveriges Television (SVT), Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Norsk Filminstitutt

Distributor: Music Box Films, TrustNordisk

Country: Sweden

Language: Swedish

Movie budget: $ 4,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,479,315

International: $ 27,247,309

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