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 ...
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| Björn Kjellman | ... | Reine | |
| Viveka Seldahl | ... | Hillevi | |
| Peter Haber | ... | Jakobsson | |
| Thomas Hanzon | ... | Ekman | |
| Michael Nyqvist | ... | Diego | |
| Shanti Roney | ... | Glenn | |
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Lamine Dieng | ... | Kostas |
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Oliver Loftéen | ... | Andrej |
| Göran Ragnerstam | ... | Heikki | |
| Lixin Zhao | ... | Cheng (as Li-Xin Zhao) | |
| Magnus Krepper | ... | Holmlund | |
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Gunilla Abrahamsson | ... | KVS-ledamot |
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Michael Alexandersson | ... | Fångvaktare |
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Oskar Alyhr | ... | Statist |
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Johnny Bergkvist | ... | Fångvaktare |
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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. Written by Luis
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19 February 1999 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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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.