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Gitarrmongot

  • 2004
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Gitarrmongot (2004)
Drama

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 befo... Read allA 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.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
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Ruben Östlund
    • Writer
      • Ruben Östlund
    • Stars
      • Mikael Allu
      • Bjarne Gunnarsson
      • Erik Gustafsson
    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Mikael Allu
    • MC killar
    Bjarne Gunnarsson
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    Erik Gustafsson
    • Flaska i huvudet
    P.A. Emanuelsson
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    Pär Berg
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    Allan Carlund
    • Innebandspelare
    Alfred Nilsson Lilja
    • Innebandspelare
    Robert Reutherborg
    • Innebandspelare
    Petter Källqvist
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    Jesper Sjövall
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    Frida Hellström-Ålander
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    • (as Frida Hellström Ålander)
    Jonas Pärlbäck
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    Johan Bylund
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    Anna Johansson
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    Johan Runeborg
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    Tibor Gent
    • A-lagare
    Jon Larsson
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      • Ruben Östlund
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      • Ruben Östlund
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    8/10
    The first pseudo-documentary (?)
    Gitarrmongot is a pseudo-documentary about different people from Gothenburg. Their stories are not connected, but they all have a thing in common; what they do or what they are goes beyond the norms of society. The main character is a boy with Down's syndrome who spends his days playing a guitar downtown.

    The style is the same throughout the film, the cameras position is fixed and there are only observations (i.e. no interviews or other forms of interaction). All scenes are directed and what you see is acting. However, the people are not actors, they are (mostly) the peoples whose story the director wants to tell (which explains the word pseudo-documentary).

    The film is very open, so if you want some kind of message or moral from it you might get disappointed. The director has made several comments about the film and why he made it. I think his point was well made, but I'm not sure if I would have understood it without his comments. My best advice is to see the film with patience, take it for what it is. If you're puzzles search for interviews of the director.
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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2004 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Official site (Sweden)
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • The Guitar Mongoloid
    • Filming locations
      • Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Hinden/Länna-Ateljéerna
      • Plattform Produktion
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    • Budget
      • SEK 5,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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