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Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life, but an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbours.

Primary Title
  • A Man Called Ove
Secondary Title
  • En man som heter Ove
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 24 April 2017
Release Year
  • 2015
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 30
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life, but an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbours.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • Swedish
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--Sweden
  • Older men--Sweden--Drama
  • Widowers--Sweden--Drama
  • Loss (Psychology)--Drama
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Hannes Holm (Director)
  • Hannes Holm (Writer)
  • Rolf Lassgård (Actor)
  • Bahar Pars (Actor)
  • Filip Berg (Actor)
  • Tre Vänner Produktion AB (Production Unit)
  • Film i Väst (Production Unit)
  • Nordisk Film (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--Sweden
  • Older men--Sweden--Drama
  • Widowers--Sweden--Drama
  • Loss (Psychology)--Drama