Gitarrmongot (2004)

A 12 year old boy making basic punk songs, grown up men playing with guns, a neurotic woman with euphoric happiness targeting self destruction. A Swedish everyday life you've never seen before.

Director:

Ruben Östlund

Writer:

Ruben Östlund

Stars:

Mikael Allu, Bjarne Gunnarsson, Erik Gustafsson

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mikael Allu	...	MC killar
Bjarne Gunnarsson	...	MC killar / Pistolscenen
Erik Gustafsson	...	Flaska i huvudet
P.A. Emanuelsson	...	Flaska i huvudet / Omkullsparkad MC / I källare scen 2 / Paret på berget / Bil som skenar (as P-A Emanuelsson)
Pär Berg	...	30-åringen / Omkullsparkad MC / Pistolscenen
Allan Carlund	...	Innebandspelare
Alfred Nilsson Lilja	...	Innebandspelare
Robert Reutherborg	...	Innebandspelare
Petter Källqvist	...	Innebandspelare
Jesper Sjövall	...	Innebandspelare
Frida Hellström-Ålander	...	Flickan med mataffären (as Frida Hellström Ålander)
Jonas Pärlbäck	...	Omkullsparkad MC
Johan Bylund	...	Omkullsparkad MC / I källare scen 2
Anna Johansson	...	Omkullsparkad MC / Paret på berget
Johan Runeborg	...	A-lagare

Storyline

A 12 year old boy making basic punk songs, grown up men playing with guns, a neurotic woman with euphoric happiness targeting self destruction. A Swedish everyday life you've never seen before.

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

References Gummo (1997)

User Reviews

I'm not really sure why i like it.....

I think this movie is kind of hard to rate because it is so hard to compare to other movies (wich is something i kind of like in itself). The narrating style is very open and the storyline or kind of lack of storyline makes it a very different film from what at least i am used to. I must admit that i am not sure what the director is trying to say with the film but.. do you really have to understand that when a film reach you in another level. The "main" characters in the movie are people you usually find uncomfortable to be around or even annoying. At the same time I found these feelings mixed with sympathy and sometimes pity. Watching gitarrmongot kind of "makes you" take a look at the people you usually pass by while looking in another direction. I do recommend it to anyone who think they can watch it with an open mind. If you just want to be entertained for an hour and a half and not reflect over the movie you probably are better off with something else. gitarrmongot is a movie that i will remember and that actually might have changed my views on the world if only for a tiny little bit or at least it made me think about this subject for a while.... for that I'm giving it a 9/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Sweden]

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

1 October 2004 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Gitarmongo

Filming Locations:

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

SEK5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hinden/Länna-Ateljéerna, Plattform Produktion

Technical Specs

Color:

Color