Robert and Max need their friend Jan in order to function in life. But after having his life's work ruined during a disastrous book release, Jan has now fallen into a deep depression and can't help anyone anymore. Robert and Max now need to travel across the country to find a way to retrieve Jan's book and his will to live.
Writing
Dialogue that stings because you've absolutely said this to your friends.
Acting
The Beer brothers and Adolphson's real-life chemistry bleeds through every frame.
Director
Joel Adolphson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Joel Adolphson cast himself as Jan after struggling to find an actor willing to play depression this unglamorously. The Beer brothers are actual brothers; their bickering was largely improvised.
The film sparked debate in Sweden about 'kompiskultur' — the cultural norm of friends-as-family that often masks untreated mental health crises. Some critics called it the first honest Swedish male friendship film.
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