Julia Ragnarsson and Erik Enge (“Tiger”) are the two leading stars of “End of Summer,” a psychological thriller series based Anders de la Motte’s bestselling Swedish novel of the same name. The show has been ordered by Viaplay and is being produced by Harmonica Films with Sf Studios and Film i Skåne co-producing.
Björn Carlström (“The Hunters”) and Stefan Thunberg (“Hamilton”) are the head writers on the series which shot in Skåne in the southern part of Sweden and will premiere in the fall on Viaplay.
The cast also includes Simon J Berger (“Exit”), Torkel Petersson (“A Swedish Defence”), Per Ragnar (“Let the Right One In”), Linus James Nilsson, Anna Granath, Emelie Garbers, Henrik Norlén, Bahador Foladi, Vilhelm Blomgren and Lars Schilken.
The six-episode series opens on a summer evening in 1984 when a 5-year-old boy vanishes in rural southern Sweden. The police investigation fails to find the truth, leaving behind rumors,...
Björn Carlström (“The Hunters”) and Stefan Thunberg (“Hamilton”) are the head writers on the series which shot in Skåne in the southern part of Sweden and will premiere in the fall on Viaplay.
The cast also includes Simon J Berger (“Exit”), Torkel Petersson (“A Swedish Defence”), Per Ragnar (“Let the Right One In”), Linus James Nilsson, Anna Granath, Emelie Garbers, Henrik Norlén, Bahador Foladi, Vilhelm Blomgren and Lars Schilken.
The six-episode series opens on a summer evening in 1984 when a 5-year-old boy vanishes in rural southern Sweden. The police investigation fails to find the truth, leaving behind rumors,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Brace yourselves. This list of the Top 100 Greatest Gay Movies is probably going to generate some howls of protest thanks to a rather major upset in the rankings. Frankly, one that surprised the hell out of us here at AfterElton.
But before we get to that, an introduction. A few weeks ago we asked AfterElton readers to submit up to ten of their favorite films by write-in vote. We conducted a similar poll several years ago, but a lot has happened culturally since then, and a number of worthy movies of gay interest have been released. We wanted to see how your list of favorites had changed.
We also wanted to expand our list to 100 from the top 50 we had done previously. We figured there were finally enough quality gay films to justify the expansion. And we wanted to break out gay documentaries onto their own list (You'll find the...
But before we get to that, an introduction. A few weeks ago we asked AfterElton readers to submit up to ten of their favorite films by write-in vote. We conducted a similar poll several years ago, but a lot has happened culturally since then, and a number of worthy movies of gay interest have been released. We wanted to see how your list of favorites had changed.
We also wanted to expand our list to 100 from the top 50 we had done previously. We figured there were finally enough quality gay films to justify the expansion. And we wanted to break out gay documentaries onto their own list (You'll find the...
- 9/11/2012
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
Goran (Gustaf Skarsgaard) and Sven (Torkel Petersson) are ready to settle down. They’ve just moved into a house in the Swedish suburbs, and they’ve been approved to adopt a baby. Behind the forced smiles at the neighborhood block party are discomfort, disapproval and outright hostility at their unexpected lifestyle, but the happy couple blissfully ignore that as they anticipate starting a family.
Finally, they receive the news they’ve been waiting for: Patrik, age 1.5, is in need of a new home. When Patrik (Thomas Ljungman) arrives, however, they realize there was a typo in the paperwork, and he’s actually 15 — and a homophobic delinquent to boot.
What looks on paper like the perfect setup for a farce is actually the makings of a sweet drama about love — between two men and for a boy they hardly know. The central conflict lies not between the new dads and Patrik but between Goran and Sven.
Finally, they receive the news they’ve been waiting for: Patrik, age 1.5, is in need of a new home. When Patrik (Thomas Ljungman) arrives, however, they realize there was a typo in the paperwork, and he’s actually 15 — and a homophobic delinquent to boot.
What looks on paper like the perfect setup for a farce is actually the makings of a sweet drama about love — between two men and for a boy they hardly know. The central conflict lies not between the new dads and Patrik but between Goran and Sven.
- 8/7/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
AFI Fest
A boxoffice hit in Europe, the Swedish-Danish "Kops", from Svenska Filminstitutet, is a crowd-pleasing if slight comedy about a chummy police force that takes drastic measures when its sleepy, crime-starved town is about to render its services obsolete.
While the pace is at times as ambling as life in that quaint little Swedish community, Lebanese-Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares ("Jalla! Jalla!") draws amusing performances from his cast of amiable characters, while the film's good-natured ribs at American pop culture give it an edge as potential crossover material.
With little to challenge them other than the occasional wandering cow, Hogbotrask's finest bide their time snacking on waffle hot-dogs and playing cards with little old ladies. But when cost-cutting Swedish authorities inform them that they're going to be closing down the station because of the cold, hard fact that the town has been virtually infraction-free for the past 10 years, the force organizes its own crime spree in order to justify its existence.
Reminiscent of 2001's "Super Troopers" and, of course, all those "Police Academy" movies, "Kops" retains an agreeable flavor of its own thanks to its collection of true characters -- most notably the gung-ho Benny (Torkel Petersson), who's constantly immersing himself in "Matrix"/"Die Hard" Hollywood action fantasies in which he takes down imaginary bad guys while uttering heavily accented variations of "Freeze, motherfucker!"...
A boxoffice hit in Europe, the Swedish-Danish "Kops", from Svenska Filminstitutet, is a crowd-pleasing if slight comedy about a chummy police force that takes drastic measures when its sleepy, crime-starved town is about to render its services obsolete.
While the pace is at times as ambling as life in that quaint little Swedish community, Lebanese-Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares ("Jalla! Jalla!") draws amusing performances from his cast of amiable characters, while the film's good-natured ribs at American pop culture give it an edge as potential crossover material.
With little to challenge them other than the occasional wandering cow, Hogbotrask's finest bide their time snacking on waffle hot-dogs and playing cards with little old ladies. But when cost-cutting Swedish authorities inform them that they're going to be closing down the station because of the cold, hard fact that the town has been virtually infraction-free for the past 10 years, the force organizes its own crime spree in order to justify its existence.
Reminiscent of 2001's "Super Troopers" and, of course, all those "Police Academy" movies, "Kops" retains an agreeable flavor of its own thanks to its collection of true characters -- most notably the gung-ho Benny (Torkel Petersson), who's constantly immersing himself in "Matrix"/"Die Hard" Hollywood action fantasies in which he takes down imaginary bad guys while uttering heavily accented variations of "Freeze, motherfucker!"...
AFI Fest
A boxoffice hit in Europe, the Swedish-Danish "Kops", from Svenska Filminstitutet, is a crowd-pleasing if slight comedy about a chummy police force that takes drastic measures when its sleepy, crime-starved town is about to render its services obsolete.
While the pace is at times as ambling as life in that quaint little Swedish community, Lebanese-Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares ("Jalla! Jalla!") draws amusing performances from his cast of amiable characters, while the film's good-natured ribs at American pop culture give it an edge as potential crossover material.
With little to challenge them other than the occasional wandering cow, Hogbotrask's finest bide their time snacking on waffle hot-dogs and playing cards with little old ladies. But when cost-cutting Swedish authorities inform them that they're going to be closing down the station because of the cold, hard fact that the town has been virtually infraction-free for the past 10 years, the force organizes its own crime spree in order to justify its existence.
Reminiscent of 2001's "Super Troopers" and, of course, all those "Police Academy" movies, "Kops" retains an agreeable flavor of its own thanks to its collection of true characters -- most notably the gung-ho Benny (Torkel Petersson), who's constantly immersing himself in "Matrix"/"Die Hard" Hollywood action fantasies in which he takes down imaginary bad guys while uttering heavily accented variations of "Freeze, motherfucker!"...
A boxoffice hit in Europe, the Swedish-Danish "Kops", from Svenska Filminstitutet, is a crowd-pleasing if slight comedy about a chummy police force that takes drastic measures when its sleepy, crime-starved town is about to render its services obsolete.
While the pace is at times as ambling as life in that quaint little Swedish community, Lebanese-Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares ("Jalla! Jalla!") draws amusing performances from his cast of amiable characters, while the film's good-natured ribs at American pop culture give it an edge as potential crossover material.
With little to challenge them other than the occasional wandering cow, Hogbotrask's finest bide their time snacking on waffle hot-dogs and playing cards with little old ladies. But when cost-cutting Swedish authorities inform them that they're going to be closing down the station because of the cold, hard fact that the town has been virtually infraction-free for the past 10 years, the force organizes its own crime spree in order to justify its existence.
Reminiscent of 2001's "Super Troopers" and, of course, all those "Police Academy" movies, "Kops" retains an agreeable flavor of its own thanks to its collection of true characters -- most notably the gung-ho Benny (Torkel Petersson), who's constantly immersing himself in "Matrix"/"Die Hard" Hollywood action fantasies in which he takes down imaginary bad guys while uttering heavily accented variations of "Freeze, motherfucker!"...
- 11/12/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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