Farväl Falkenberg (2006)

Director:

Jesper Ganslandt

Writers:

Jesper Ganslandt (writer)
Fredrik Wenzel (writer)

Release Date:

22 September 2006 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Friendship Between Men

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

John Axel Eriksson	...	John
Holger Eriksson	...	Holger
David Johnson	...	David
Jesper Ganslandt	...	Jesper
Jörgen Svensson	...	Jögren
Rolf Sundberg	...	Jespers pappa
Ulla Jerndin	...	Holgers och Johns mamma
Per-Ola Eriksson	...	Holgers och Johns pappa
Helena Svensson	...	Jörgens mamma
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leif Arne Gustavsson
Eva Lundskog
Johanna Raoust

Also Known As:

Falkenberg Farewell (International: English title)

Runtime:

Canada:91 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Sweden | Denmark

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Sweden:Btl

Company:

Memfis Film

depending on who you are..

.. you'll get this film or you wont. Myself, being in much the same situation as the young men depicted in this wonderful film can whole heartily connect with their feelings of heading nowhere and not knowing what to do with themselves. I almost think you ought to have spend a good part of your life in a small Swedish town to comprehend everything that's going on in this film. Stuck with the same feelings this film reeks of, watching it becomes a stab of bittersweetness, straight to the stomach. A movie for all of us out of town kids who have got stuck between moving on and looking back. With parents you don't know and don't want to end up like and a town you used to call home but now greets you like a stranger. This movie is also very pleasing visually, with calm and sedated scenes of loneliness and nostalgia. whats so interesting is how some panoramic shots might look very inviting and idyllic to an elder person but also inspire disgust, despair and sadness to the persons in the film. Also the soundtrack is amazing and you'll want to do mushrooms after you've seen this film. Few (none?) films have touched me on an emotional level as much as Farväl Falkenberg and that's why I like it so much.