Hundtricket - The Movie (2002)

A shy but very romantic young man tries to meet a girl by walking a borrowed dog. The trick works unbelievably well. They fall in love.

Directors:

Christian Eklöw, Christopher Panov

Writers:

Christian Eklöw, Christopher Panov

Stars:

Linus Wahlgren, Josephine Bornebusch, Alexander Skarsgård

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linus Wahlgren	...	Simon
Josephine Bornebusch	...	Mia
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Micke
Ivan Nikcevic	...	Mario
Kjell Bergqvist	...	Teacher
Roger Zapfe	...	Bouncer
Dag Finn	...	Himself
Meral Tasbas	...	Herself
Malin Hortell	...	Linda
Tina Harbom	...	Emma
Pontus Gårdinger	...	Himself
Sofia Zouagui	...	Bella
Sara Lewerth	...	Sanna
Inga Ocklind	...	Old lady in park
Lamine Dieng	...	Taxi driver

Storyline

Simon dreams of finding his one true love. Until then, he spends most of his time watching sloppy tearjerkers on video. He also shies away from the shallow young women that he and his friends Micke and Mario meet at bars. But Micke suggests one thing that is a guaranteed babe-magnet: taking a dog out for walks. It's an instant success for Simon, he meets the delightful Mia who immediately takes a liking to him. But things are not always what they may look like.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | dog walker | student | french language | tennis | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

25 October 2002 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

A trükkös eb

Filming Locations:

Humlegården, Östermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

42 Film, Chimney Pot, Filmpool Nord

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Expedition: Robinson (1997)

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Soundtracks

Now I do
Performed by The Extras

User Reviews

One of the most interesting from 2002

From two young directors comes this delightful romantic comedy about Simon who dreams of finding his true love. A remake of a short with essentially the same cast it is sometimes obvious how the plot has had to be stretched to the limit for a feature-film length. E.g. Kjell Bergqvist can always make a character out of every role he plays nowadays, but he has several scenes although his character doesn't add one thing to the plot itself. It takes quite a while before Simon meets Mia the first time and the end with the chasing police car and what Simon does at the airport is just too unbelievable. But you can't separate romantic love from silliness, can you?

One of the year's most interesting feature-film debuts in Swedish cinema. 7 / 10.