Tic Tac is a Swedish psychological thriller film and drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 31 October 1997,[1] directed by Daniel Alfredson and written by Hans Renhäll, about various people involved in small crime during one day and night in Stockholm. The film won the Guldbagge Award for best film and was Sweden's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but failed to be nominated.[2][3]
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Directed by | Daniel Alfredson |
Written by | Hans Renhäll |
Produced by | Katinka Faragó |
Cinematography | Peter Mokrosinski |
Edited by | Håkan Karlsson |
Music by | Fläskkvartetten |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Some critics have called the film "a Swedish Pulp Fiction".[4][5]
Gunnar Rehlin of Variety called the film "A clever blend of the narrative styles of Short Cuts and Pulp Fiction, adding that "[it] is one of the most interesting films to come out of Sweden in a long time".[5]
The film won the Guldbagge Awards for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor (Emil Forselius). Hans Renhäll was nominated for Best Screenplay.[6] It also won the Don Quijote Award and FIPRESCI Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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