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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Directed by | Henrik Schyffert |
Written by | Uje Brandelius [sv] |
Produced by | Anna-Klara Carlsten Tomas Michaelsson |
Starring | Uje Brandelius |
Cinematography | Frida Wendel |
Edited by | Adi Omanovic |
Music by | Uje Brandelius |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Run Uje Run marks Schyffert's feature film directorial debut.[1] Brandelius' story is autobiographical.[2]
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]
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