Vägen ut

19991999
1h 45m

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6.3/10

2.2K

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Björn Kjellman, Oliver Loftéen, Michael Nyqvist, Shanti Roney, and Lixin Zhao in Vägen ut (1999)

Comedy Drama

Reine quits his job because he's tired of his boss. He takes a job at the Kumla Prison in hope that he can set up a play acted by the prisoners, who are not very interested. But they realize... Read allReine quits his job because he's tired of his boss. He takes a job at the Kumla Prison in hope that he can set up a play acted by the prisoners, who are not very interested. But they realize that if they do the play, they can escape while at a theatre.Reine quits his job because he's tired of his boss. He takes a job at the Kumla Prison in hope that he can set up a play acted by the prisoners, who are not very interested. But they realize that if they do the play, they can escape while at a theatre.

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.2K

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Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination

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Michael Nyqvist and Lixin Zhao in Vägen ut (1999)

Björn Kjellman, Oliver Loftéen, Michael Nyqvist, Shanti Roney, Viveka Seldahl, and Lixin Zhao in Vägen ut (1999)

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Trivia
Inspired by the true event when Jan Jönson directed Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" at Kumla Prison and took the ensemble of inmates to Gothenburg's City Theater for a official opening performance. Four out of five of the inmates escaped.

Connections
Spoofs Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? (1981)

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In The Summertime
Performed by Mungo Jerry

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8/10

A funny little movie, with GREAT acting!

A funny little film, wich was greatly acclaimed at the Gothenburg Film Festival 1999. Although I think it lacks a bit of the reality of its English equivalents (it has been compared to "The Full Monty"), it still is one of the best Swedish comedies in recent years. The films biggest asset - I think - is the ensemble; even if it is a rather light-hearted comedy, the actors take the film very seriuosly, and make the viewers time in the cinema-darkness a real pleasure.

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