Peter Andersson Movies
Norwegian director Nils Gaup takes the helm for this sweeping Nordic epic tracing the struggle of the indigenous Sami people against the Swedish exploiters who reap the profits of their misery and desperation. Swedish entrepreneur Ruth (Mikael Persbrandt) is the proprietor of a Kautokeino trading post that also doubles as a popular pub. It's one of the few places that the semi-nomadic Sami can go to purchase essential living supplies and knock back a few drinks. The situation gets complicated when alcoholism begins to run rampant among the Sami men, the reindeer herds are neglected, and the women prove incapable of taking on the responsibility due to their depleted numbers. Enraged by her people's indifference and disturbed by her husband Mathis (Aslat Mahtte Gaup)' constant state of drunkenness, obstinate Sami Elen (Anni-Kristiina Juuso) determines to invoke a positive change by encouraging her husband and neighbors to purchase their supplies from the neighboring town of Karesuando. Once there, the group is taken by the fire and brimstone sermons of charismatic preacher Laestadius (Michael Nyqvist), who condemns the sins of alcohol and vice. Their eyes suddenly opened, Mathis vows to put down the bottle and Elen begins preaching Laestadius' word around Kautokeino. As a result, Ruth's business suffers and a new pastor arrives in town to quell the dissent. This development doesn't sit too well with the outspoken Elen, who gathers the rest of the Sami and leads the march to Ruth's to settle the matter once and for all. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Mikal Gaup, (more)
Bjorn Runge's dark drama Mouth to Mouth concerns a family that is weighed down by a history of secrets and bad behavior. Vera (Sofia Westberg) moves out of her parents' house after her father Mats (Peter Andersson) strikes her during a drunken tirade. One ear later she lives in squalor with a boyfriend who sells her body in order to feed their heroin habit. Vera's mother Eva (Marie Richardson) has slipped into a fragile emotional state since her oldest left home, and the two youngest kids are having a difficult time adjusting to their mother's condition. Mats quits drinking cold turkey, and soon comes up with a plan to make up for the damage he's caused, a plan he sets into motion by physically forcing his daughter to return home. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Andersson, Sofia Westberg, (more)
Swedish filmmaker Bjorn Runge writes and directs Om Jag Vander Mig Om (Day Break), a drama concerning three different parallel story lines that take place in one day. Rickard (Jakob Eklund) is a surgeon who is cheating on his faithful wife Agnes (Pernilla August). He finds out that he didn't get the promotion he wanted and his mistress (Marie Richardson) is pregnant. Another story line involves divorced Anita (Ann Petren), her ex-husband Olof (Peter Andersson), and his young girlfriend Petra (Sanna Krepper). The final story concerns an elderly couple who hire hard-working building tradesman Anders (Magnus Krepper) for an unusual home-improvement request. Day Break won a Silver Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pernilla August, Jakob Eklund, (more)
- Starring:
- Helena Bergström, Örjan Ramberg, (more)
A career criminal stumbles upon his big chance to get out of the business, though not everyone thinks it's such a good idea, in this witty thriller. Torkild (Soren Pilmark) is the leader of a band of small-time crooks; having just celebrated his 40th birthday (which coincided with his being dumped by his girlfriend), Torkild is looking to land a big score so he can get out of the business. While trying to map out a major heist, a guy known as the Man From Faro (Peter Anderson) approaches Torkild with a job -- he needs someone to steal a bag for him. Torkild and his cronies are up for the job, but they soon discover that a team of security guards is on hand to make sure the bag isn't stolen, and one of Torkild's friends is wounded in a shootout. After they've made their getaway, Torkild discovers why everyone was fighting over the bag -- it contains over four million kroner ($500,000 in American currency) -- and he and his partners decide they're not keen on turning it over to the Man From Faro. After their car breaks down, Torkild and company happen upon an old restaurant that's up for sale, and they decide to use their newfound wealth to buy it and go into business -- which would be complicated enough without the arrival of the Man From Faro, who wants to know what happened to the money he hired Torkild to steal. Blinkende Lygter also stars Iben Hjejle, who gained the attention of American audiences as John Cusack's love interest in the film High Fidelity. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, (more)
Nine of Sweden's leading actresses are brought together in this unconventional comedy-drama about a group of actresses awaiting a casting announcement. A major American film producer is looking for a Swedish actress to play the title role in a big-budget remake of the classic Greta Garbo vehicle Queen Christina, and a handful of women who were in talks for the role wait with bated breath for the decision to be declared. Rebecca (Lena Endre), married to hunky matinee idol Ake (Mikael Persbrandt), is spending her 40th birthday waiting for word on the role. Alexandra (Suzanne Reuter) will be shooting a TV commercial, to be directed by Rolf (Brasse Brannstrom). Rolf used to be involved with Cecilia (Marie Richardson), who lately is nearly as well known for the fact that she's pregnant and not identifying the father as she is for her acting. Cecilia appears on a morning chat show with Georgina (Ewa Froling), who used to be in love with Gregor (Peter Haber), Alexandra's current husband. Stella (Helena Bergstrom) is a defiantly out lesbian who is having an affair with Karin (Marika Lagercrantz), the wife of film director Magnus (Rolf Lassgard). Stella also happens to be starring in Magnus' latest project, along with Ake and Molly (Pernilla August). Meanwhile, Git (Gunilla Roor) is in a session with her analyst, trying to come to terms with her feelings about her work, and Evior (Stina Ekblad) is in rehearsal for a musical, and reaching the regrettable conclusion that she can neither dance nor sing. In keeping with the film's tangled onscreen relationships, Helena Bergstrom, who plays a lesbian sleeping with her director's wife, is married to Colin Nutley, Gossip's writer and director. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pernilla August, Helena Bergström, (more)
Anders Nilsson debuts with this taut Swedish action thriller about revenge and justice. Johan (Jakob Eklund) is a two-fisted Gothenburg cop who finds himself in a shoot-out with jewel robbers. After the smoke has cleared, one robber, shot by his accomplice, and an innocent bystander, are dead. Three witnesses, including Helen (Marie Richardson), identify thug extraordinaire Leo Gaut (Peter Andersson) as being the dead crook's trigger-happy colleague. Gaut soon threatens the three witnesses, and only Johan, the badge-wearing hero, can save them. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jakob Eklund, Marie Richardson, (more)
Filled with easy money, fast cars and beautiful women, Frank's life as a drug dealer is perfect until the police catch him en route to deliver a large bag of heroin. Just before he is arrested, Frank dumps the smack into a lake. But even though the police release him, his troubles are not over, for now the buyer demands his money back. He gives Frank, who already spent the cash, a few days to return it. If the pusher fails, he will be killed. Thus begins Frank's violent odyssey through the underbelly of Copenhagen to find the money he needs to save his life. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
This fourth feature in Richard Hobert's "Seven Deadly Sins" series was filmed on location in southern Sweden. It follows the couple Catti (Camilla Lunden) and Mick (Goran Stangertz) seen in a previous, "Seven Deadly Sins" film (Autumn in Paradise). On Christmas, Catti has just given birth to her first child. In the same hospital room is Maria (Indra Roga). When police enter and arrest Erik (Jakob Eklund), the nurse Ingrid (Lena Endre) helps Maria escape. Seeing that Maria left her baby behind, Catti ignores Mick's objections and takes the child home with her. Contacted by Ingrid, Mick and Catti learn that Erik and Ingrid belong to an underground movement helping refugees sought by the authorities. Soon police seek Mick and Catti, forcing them to become fugitives. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Camilla Lunden, Göran Stangertz, (more)
In this puzzling thriller, a woman steals a Stockholm cab and races off without realizing that a man with a gun lies hidden in the back. He points his weapon at her and forces her to head north. They drive through the dark night and in the morning discover that a motorcyclist is following them. The strange trio end up on a mysterious road filled with many plot twists and sharp turns and in the end, things are somewhat explained. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
A Swedish air force pilot and his girl friend attempt to keep their relationship together after a freak accident paralyzes him from the waist down in this drama. The tragedy occurs shortly after surviving a terrible accident in flight. Feeling cocky and good, he goes for a swim, dives and breaks his neck. At first he is too bitterly angry and filled with self-pity to believe that his lover would still care. He pushes her away at every turn and eventually he succeeds in getting her to leave. Fortunately, he quickly realizes that she does love him and that he loves her. A reconciliation occurs and the story ends happily. The film contains a lot of male and female nudity. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
This Swedish comedy is a sequel to the 1992 international hit movie, House of Angels. It continues the story of Fanny and Zak, a formerly down and out couple that finds wealth when Fanny inherits a large house from her grandfather who lived in a small, unfriendly village. Fanny, whose father is unknown, eventually charmed the whole town with two old men, Ivar and Axel, gladly coming forth to claim her paternity. Now, it is one year later and Fanny and Zak have just returned from a world-tour. Unfortunately, while she was gone, her house burned down. Ivar who won a lottery, takes his brother Gottfrid and the returned couple with him to New York where he will visit his other brother, Sven. While the foursome grows accustomed to New York, the villagers continue to ponder the true identity of Fanny's father. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Tove and Claes Salefalk (Helena Bergstrom and Reine Bynolfsson) and Liselott and Lennart Waltner (Ewa Froling and Peter Andersson) have known one another for years. At one time the two couples were good friends, but they have drifted apart recently. Both couples compete internationally as ballroom dancers, and both are very good, but the Waltners are better. They keep winning competition after competition, leaving the Salefalks in the dust. After a while, Tove just can't bear it, which is why, by the time they gather for the funeral of Claes' mother, they haven't spoken for almost a year. Meeting at the funeral, they attempt to renew their relationship, and take a vacation together in Barbados. However, close proximity only makes the tension worse. Another thing which bugs Tove is that she is sterile and can't have children, while Liselott gets pregnant and has one abortion after another. Things come to a head during a competition at Blackpool, an oceanside resort in northern England. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Helena Bergström, Reine Brynolfsson, (more)
House of Angels is a comedy about prejudice in a small Swedish town. The owner of the farm Änglagård is killed in an automobile accident, and the community is surprised and outraged when his granddaughter turns up at the funeral to claim the farm. Fanny (Helena Bergström) is a leather-jacketed cabaret performer from Berlin, and she lives with her gay biker buddy, Zac (Rikard Wolff). Many members of the community are horrified and make no bones about it. Appearances aren't everything, however. Fanny and Zac are far from the drugged-out weirdos they seem to be, and slowly but surely, the community accepts them. Expat British director Colin Nutley manages to forge strong, well-developed characters from these stereotypical origins. ~ John Voorhees, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, (more)
Some middle-class dreamers sell their homes to build a boat that will allow them to sail off to an unspecified paradise. The ship is wrecked before the maiden voyage, and the men lie to their wives to cover-up the debacle. The men decide to steal a vessel in order to come up with the proposed dreamboat in this uneven comedy highlighted by the performances of Philip Zanden and Peter Andersson. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Andersson, Philip Zandén, (more)















