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Henrik Norberg | ... |
Anders, the Naked Guy
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Lisa Kock | ... |
Maria, the girlfriend
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Pierre, the Evil Co-worker and supposed Friend
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Anna Järphammar | ... |
Pernilla
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Dan Malmer | ... |
Matte, the Naked Guys Friend
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Rosita
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Anders Timell | ... |
Guy at Restaurant
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Stig Engström | ... |
The Priest
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Lina Perned | ... |
Katrin
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Plura Jonsson | ... |
Longhaired Taxi Driver
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Figge Norling | ... |
Taxi Driver 2
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Simon Norrthon | ... |
Philippe, A Crook
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Magnus Blomqvist | ... |
Olle
(as Magnus Blomdquist)
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Gösta Engström | ... |
Old Man Who Just Bought Winning Lottery Ticket
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Jesper Salén | ... |
Guy Running Down Stairs on Rolleblades
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When Anders wakes up on his wedding day, he finds himself naked in an elevator, only remembering some of what happened.
Swedish movies are usually a rare phenomenon in Hungarian cinemas, so I was pleased to see that Naken is already the second one this year. Although it is very far behind the recent Sånger från andra våningen (which is a magical movie!), it is still an enjoyable comedy. Originality is not the keyword here: the whole story is a Swedish remake of Groundhog Day and many of the gags are also taken from other movies. (However, it is anyway hard to show anything new in film-making and this is not really expected from a lightweight comedy.) The reason I liked this movie is that despite of all the copying there is more originality left in it than in a usual Hollywood comedy. Perhaps this is due to the fact that naked men are shown in a natural way (imagine how much work would be invested in a prudish Hollywood movie to cut the "thing" out), perhaps this is just the "exotic bonus" of movies made outside the mainstream movie-making countries: I liked the "Swedish taste" (or what I thought to be the "Swedish taste"). Obviously this excentric movie is not the best way to look into Swedish society, but in some scenes you still get a glimpse of it.