Äntligen midsommar! (2009)

A beautiful waterfront house, a Swedish flag fluttering in the wind. A sailboat tied to the wooden deck below. This is the setting of the friends' annual Midsummer celebrations. The friends... See full summary »

Director:

Ian McCrudden

Writers:

Henrik Engström, Mattias Grosin,

Stars:

Olle Sarri, Lisa Werlinder, Alexander Karim

Cast

Credited cast:
Olle Sarri	...	Anders
Lisa Werlinder	...	Susanne
Alexander Karim	...	Micke
Anna Littorin	...	Eva
Luke Perry	...	Sam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annica Bejhed	...	Maria
Daniel Gustavsson	...	Emil
Inga Sarri	...	Woman in the Street
Lasse Sarri	...	Folkman
Joanna Tissell	...	Flight Attendant
Kari Hamfors Wernolf	...	Katarina
Per Wernolf	...	Patrik

Storyline

A beautiful waterfront house, a Swedish flag fluttering in the wind. A sailboat tied to the wooden deck below. This is the setting of the friends' annual Midsummer celebrations. The friends are gathered at Emil's family house and the herring lunch, sauna, games and compulsory skinny dipping are as always prepared. Expectations are set - Micke worries about his highly pregnant wife and the fastest way to the nearest hospital. Eva is looking for some distraction from her recent split with Patrick and Sam. Emil's college buddy from the States arrives with his own expectations of Swedish sin. Wannabe singer-songwriter Anders hasn't told his wannabe pregnant girlfriend Maria about his low sperm count and hopes to solve the problem over the weekend. To top it off Emil's surprise seems to lift the party to unprecedented heights. If everything had gone according to plan that is.

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Plot Keywords:

sauna | male frontal nudity | summer | female frontal nudity | recognition

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Sweden

Language:

English Swedish

Release Date:

2 October 2009 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

A Swedish Midsummer Sex Comedy

Filming Locations:

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Casa Nova Film Company AB, Kanal 5, Élan Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot in 21 days.

User Reviews

Feel like a Swede for 90 minutes

I have to disagree with "An Abomination". Just because the movie has depth doesn't make it less of a comedy. There are quite a few truly funny scenes well suited for a comedy. The movie also has another, more serious, side to it which I find really appealing. It is not hard to find at least one character you recognize yourself in, for good or worse... :) I am usually more of an action-movie-kind-of-a-girl but this comedy really hit the mark for me. It makes you feel happy, sad, embarrassed (sometimes you recognize sides of yourself you don't want to acknowledge), and then happy again one minute later. All in all, I really like it, and as a bonus it has my kind of ending. I would definitely recommend it, above all to Swedes living abroad who miss their friends and the Swedish summer. If they watch this movie they would feel like home for 90 minutes. Now finally I have to agree with "An Abomination", the music is great!