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Solsidan
Directed by
Written byJesper Harrie [sv]
Based onSolsidan
Produced byEmma Nyberg
Starring
Production
companies
Release date
December 1, 2017
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountrySweden[2]
LanguageSwedish
Budget$4.2 million[3]
Box office$14.5 million[3][4]

Solsidan (lit. "The Sunny Side") is a 2017 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Felix and Måns Herngren, based on the Solsidan TV-series. Primarily set in Saltsjöbaden, Nacka, the film follows the same general cast as the Solsidan TV-series; Alexander and Anna Löfström, who has recently divorced, their friends Ove and Annette Sundberg, who searches for a sperm donator after finding out that Ove is sterile, and the Schiller family, consisting of Fredrik "Fredde", Mikaela "Mickan", their son Victor, and their daughter Ebba, who travels to Torekov, Skåne, to visit Fredde's father, Mauritz.[5]

Solsidan had a generally positive response from critics and was named the funniest Swedish movie of 2017 by Aftonbladet.[6] The film won the award for Best Makeup at the 53rd Guldbagge Awards, in addition to the Commerzbank Audience Award at the 2017 Filmfest Hamburg.[7][8]

Plot

On Christmas Eve, Alexander "Alex" Löfström (Felix Herngren) and Anna Löfström (Mia Skäringer) announces to their friends Fredrik "Fredde" Schiller (Johan Rheborg) and Mikaela "Mickan" Schiller (Josephine Bornebusch) that they will divorce. Fredde and Mickan question their choice, eventually leading to Anna revealing that she has met someone else, causing Fredde to become enraged and leave. The film cuts to Alex and Fredde on a golf course several months later, where Fredde tries to convince Alex to not divorce, although Alex insists to divorce and that it was a mutual choice.

The film cuts to Alex's childhood friend, Ove Sundberg (Henrik Dorsin), and his wife, Annette Sundberg (Malin Cederblad), outside of a hospital to find out why they can't get Annette pregnant. The couple heads into the hospital, where they meet doctor Matilda Beckman, who tells them that Ove is sterile. On their way out of the hospital, Annette suggests that they should adopt instead, although Ove refuses. The film cuts to Fredde and Mickan grocery shopping, where they run into Anna. Trying to avoid an awkward conversation, Mickan invites Anna and her new boyfriend over to their house on the nearest Friday, which Anna accepts.

Cast

Production

See also: Solsidan (TV series) § Production
Co-director Felix Herngren at the 2012 Polar Music Prize reception

Solsidan was directed by brothers Felix and Måns Herngren, both of which have worked on the Solsidan TV-series , which the film is based on.[9] Prior to Solsidan, Felix and Måns had worked together on other projects. In an interview with Swedish film-focused website Filmtopp, Felix stated that it had been relieving to have co-directed the film with Måns, due to them being able to understand each other and due to them asking "very different questions". In the same interview, Felix expressed that it was helpful to have two directors for the film, due to one director being able to film in Torekov, while the other director was filming in Saltsjöbaden.[10]

Casting

Solsidan has the same general cast as the Solsidan TV-series,[5] but also has some new cast members, such as Henrik Schyffert, who portrays Anna Löfström's new boyfriend, David Grimborg.[11] Another new cast member is Sven Wollter, who portrays Fredde Schiller's left-wing father, Mauritz. According to Felix Herngren, he had wanted to work with Wollter for a long time, with Wollter joining the film's cast after being coerced to by his children. Incidentally, Wollter has shared communistic beliefs, similarly to his character, which Herngren stated was irrelevant to his casting.[12]

Reception

Critical response

Solsidan had a generally positive response from critics, holding a score of 3.4/5 on Swedish review aggregator Kritiker.se, based on 14 reviews.[13] The film was described by critics as "extremely entertaining",[14] with Aftonbladet naming it the funniest 2017 Swedish film.[6] Many critics thought that Solsidan was funny with a darker underlying tone; Smålandsposten wrote that, under the film's "dynamic" dialogue, lay a more "gray and sadder" plot.[15]

Magnus Tosser of Norrbottens-Kuriren praised Fredde's character, noting him as the character that made him laugh the most throughout the film.[1] SVT Nytheter also praised Fredde's character, in addition to his wife Mickan, citing Mickan stating that she "doesn't know anything about Pokémons" in response to her son asking her about how Che Guevara died as one of the film's funniest scenes.[9] Sven Wollter's portrayal of Mauritz has also been a source of positive reception, with Göteborgs-Posten describing the portrayal as "elegant".[16]

Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten were more mixed towards the film. Svenska Dagbladet opined that the film was "too kind to be really funny" and also wrote that it discluded the "saltiness" of the Solsidan TV-series,[5] and Göteborgs-Posten wrote that the film's "exaggerations", at times, becomes "ridiculous", concluding that the film's script was "thin".[16]

Box office

Solsidan had a positive commercial response, grossing over $12.4 million Sweden, making it one of the highest-grossing Swedish films. Solsidan was the highest-grossing Swedish film in January 2018, surpassing Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[3] Elsewhere, the film grossed over $2.1 million,[a] accumulating to a worldwide gross of $14.5 million.[4][3]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 Guldbagge Awards Audience Award Solsidan Nominated [17]
Best Actress in a Leading Role Mia Skäringer Nominated [18]
Best Makeup Petra Cabbe Won [7]
2018 Filmfest Hamburg Commerzbank Audience Award Solsidan Won [8]

Potential sequel

In an interview with Expressen in July 2018, Felix Herngren stated that a second film based on the Solsidan TV-series was possible, although he also stated that they would need a good story before beginning production.[19]

Notes

  1. ^ According to Box Office Mojo, the film grossed over $1.5 million in Norway, over $586 thousand in Finland, and over $30 thousand in Hungary.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Tosser, Magnus (November 28, 2017). "Recension: Så bra är nya 'Solsidan'" [Review: How good is the new "Solsidan"?]. Norrbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). Norrköping Tidningar AB. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Solsidan (2017)". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Keslassy, Elsa. "Swedish Comedy 'Solsidan' Smashes Scandinavian Box Office". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Sunny Side (2017)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Hellsten, Anna (November 30, 2017). "Solsidan-filmen: För snäll för att vara riktigt rolig" [The Solsidan movie: Too kind to be extremely funny]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Peterson, Jens (November 27, 2017). "'Solsidan' recension: årets roligaste svensk på bio" ["Solsidan" review: this year's funniest Swedish film in theaters]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Winners of the 2018 Guldbagge Awards". Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Peetzen, Helen (June 10, 2018). "Filmest Hamburg Award Ceremony & Results" (PDF). Filmfest Hamburg. p. 3. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Sahlin, Fredrik (November 30, 2017). "Filmrecension: Solsidan" [Film review: Solsidan]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Turfors, Daniel (November 28, 2017). "Intervju med Solsidan-gänget" [Interview with the 'Solsidan' gang]. Filmtopp (in Swedish). Filmtopp Media Handelsbolag. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  11. ^ Dahlgren, Stina (November 13, 2017). "Nya detaljerna om "Solsidan"" [New details about 'Solsidan']. Expressen (in Swedish). Bonnier Group. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Andersson, Jan-Olof (December 2, 2017). "Sven Wollter: Mina barn sa att jag måste vara med i 'Solsidan'" [Sven Wollter: My kids said I had to be in "Solsidan"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Solsidan (2017)". Kritiker.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  14. ^ Brander, Maria (November 27, 2017). "Betyget: Så bra är 'Solsidan'-filmen" [Rating: how good is the "Solsidan" film?]. Expressen (in Swedish). Bonnier Group. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Svensson, Karin (November 2, 2017). "Recension: Solsidan" [Review: Solsidan]. Smålandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Domellöf-Wik, Maria (November 30, 2017). "Löjeväckande överdrifter i Solsidan-filmen" [Ridiculous exaggerations in the Solsidan film]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Stampen Group. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "Solsidan". Guldbagge Awards (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  18. ^ Åström, Louise. "Felix Herngren bojkottar Guldbaggegalan" [Felix Herngren boycotts Guldbaggarna]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Felix Herngren om en ny 'Solsidan'-film" [Felix Herngren on a new 'Solsidan' film] (video). YouTube (in Swedish). Expressen TV. June 9, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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