A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010)
"En ganske snill mann" (original title)

Ulrik is reluctantly let out of prison after serving 12 years for murder. He has to cope with his gang, his ex, a few women - and a snitch. His son has a fiancé. Her family doesn't approve ... See full summary »

Director:

Hans Petter Moland

Writer:

Kim Fupz Aakeson (screenplay)

Stars:

Stellan Skarsgård, Jorunn Kjellsby, Bjørn Floberg

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Ulrik
Jorunn Kjellsby	...	Karen Margrethe
Bjørn Floberg	...	Rune Jensen
Gard B. Eidsvold	...	Rolf
Jannike Kruse	...	Merete
Bjørn Sundquist	...	Sven
Kjersti Holmen	...	Wenche
Jon Øigarden	...	Kristian
Jan Gunnar Røise	...	Geir
Julia Bache-Wiig	...	Silje
Per Frisch	...	Prison Guard
Frank Iversen	...	Bartender
Henrik Mestad	...	Kenny
Anders Baasmo Christiansen	...	Scrap Dealer
Aksel Hennie	...	Samí

Storyline

Ulrik is reluctantly let out of prison after serving 12 years for murder. He has to cope with his gang, his ex, a few women - and a snitch. His son has a fiancé. Her family doesn't approve of murder. They have a nursery, they have principles. Ulrik is a somewhat gentle man. But how gentle can you be? ...and he's losing his hair.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | stalking | ex convict | sami | grandfather | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes gangsters need hugs too

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian Swedish

Release Date:

19 March 2010 (Norway)

Also Known As:

A Somewhat Gentle Man

Filming Locations:

Norway

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,506 (USA) (14 January 2011)

Gross:

$37,543 (USA) (6 May 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paradox Produksjon

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the basement Ulrik dances to "Mój przyjacielu" - a Polish hit written by Krzysztof Krawczyk and Goran Bregovic.

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Connections

Features Tredowata (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Me and Mrs. Jones"
Written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert
Performed by Billy Paul

User Reviews

A somewhat crime movie

It's amazing that even on a renowned Festival as the one in Berlin, there can be shown movies like this. It's not really something you (or in that case I) would expect to see there. Yes it has Stellan S., but the story as it is, is very bleak and humorous to say the least. A story that you would expect to pop up at other Festivals then. Especially with the crude humour, it's way of not pulling punches (but indeed delivering them) and characters that are way out there.

A few gross scenes, that are not necessarily violent, because sometimes even "romance" can be "brutal" to watch, as the viewers were moaning in a bad way at some scenes ... which you'll understand, once you watch the movie. Still very engaging and very well played. I liked it a lot.