Rolf Lassgård (left) and Bahar Pars (second from right) in A Man Called Ove (category IIA, Swedish, Persian), directed by Hannes Holm.
Rolf Lassgård (left) and Bahar Pars (second from right) in A Man Called Ove (category IIA, Swedish, Persian), directed by Hannes Holm.
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Film review: A Man Called Ove – in Swedish nod to It’s a Wonderful Life, suicidal man finds life’s meanings

Hannes Holm’s film, nominated for two Academy Awards, explores the inner workings of an elderly curmudgeon who wants to end it all yet finds an unlikely saviour

James Marsh
James Marsh

Updated: 7:03am, 24 May, 2017

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Rolf Lassgård (left) and Bahar Pars (second from right) in A Man Called Ove (category IIA, Swedish, Persian), directed by Hannes Holm.
Rolf Lassgård (left) and Bahar Pars (second from right) in A Man Called Ove (category IIA, Swedish, Persian), directed by Hannes Holm.
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