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Run Uje Run

2020 Swedish film

Run Uje Run (Swedish: Spring Uje spring) is a 2020 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Henrik Schyffert and written by and starring Uje Brandelius [sv]. It won three Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film. The story follows a pop star with Parkinson's disease.

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Run Uje Run marks Schyffert's feature film directorial debut.[1] Brandelius' story is autobiographical.[2]

Cast

  • Uje Brandelius – Uje
  • Bixi Brandelius
  • Vega Brandelius
  • Therese Hörnqvist
  • Irma Schultz – Radio producer

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2020 Göteborg Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[3] Sveriges Television's review praised the film as both sad and humorous, and credited Brandelius with a good screenplay.[1] Dagens Nyheter also positively reviewed the film's sad and humorous tone and called it beautiful.[4]

At the 2021 Guldbagge Awards, the film received honours for Best Film and Best Actor and Best Screenplay for Brandelius.[3] It was also nominated for Best Director for Schyffert; Best Cinematography for Frida Wendel; and Best Editing for Adi Omanovic.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Filmrecension: Spring Uje spring är på många sätt en perfekt film" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    Guerrero, Melissa (7 May 2021). "And finally: Your virtual social weekend". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    Rosser, Michael (27 January 2021). "'Run Uje Run', 'Charter' lead winners at Sweden's Guldbagge Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "'Spring Uje spring' – en tragikomisk och vacker pärla". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. [5]
    Ek, Torbjörn (17 December 2020). "De kan vinna Guldbaggar för filmåret 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.


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