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When a tragic car accident claims the lives of a mother and her youngest son,
husband Lasse and their older son are left to fight their grief alone. Lasse, in
the grip of almost suicidal depression, is urged to take his son Johan to their
summer house on an island off Stockholm, where the two continue to avoid even
mentioning their lost loved ones. Neighbors and grandparents are supportive in
sometimes disruptive, sometimes intimate ways, and Johan gets genuine, tender
loving care from a local young woman named Helena But it's up to each of
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The film took home the
audience prize at the 2007 Swedish Film Institute’s
Guldbagge Awards, Sweden’s equivalent of the Oscars.
The original Swedish title, Underbara älskade, means
Wonderful Beloved.
Read interview with Michael
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"It's a beautiful film that grips
emotionally and never lets go. When Nyqvist
cries, we cry. And we know exactly how he feels... This
is a hard-hitting drama with whose characters we firmly
connect. Nyqvist has oodles of appeal as he draws
us into his emotional state with an invisible fishing
line, inviting us on his journey."
...Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
"Michael Nyqvist has that
masculine appeal that transcends the macho stereotype...
He has sex appeal for the thinking woman. But he's also
a terrific actor who handles quiet dramas like this with
great verve. Of course the quiet is superficial, but he
can also explode brilliantly... The film's rich but
subtle textures, the deliberate pace and the sparse yet
glorious setting all combine to make this a truly
satisfying film for the discerning cinephile." ...Andrew
L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
"The writing is deft and economical.
The cast - including the wonderful Michael Nyqvist
- are all great. And the storyline is satisfying
and well rounded." ...Stuff.co.nz
"A polished, highly impressive debut from Swedish
director-writer Johan Brisinger, Suddenly is a
superbly-crafted meditation on loss, grief and
redemption... Heading the uniformly excellent cast,
Nyqvist gives a finely calibrated study of a man
caught between grief, rage, guilt, self-pity and
despair, and Soulis is an exciting talent." ...Don
Groves, sbs.au.com
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