Acting
Lele Dorazio's chaotic innocent energy carries every frame
Direction
Pollak lets kids be complicated, not cute
Production
Perfectly drab 70s Sweden as emotional prison
Director
Kay Pollak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kay Pollak became Sweden's most Oscar-nominated director, but this early gem was barely released outside Scandinavia. The title's double exclamation is pure ironic despair.
Allan Edwall plays against type here—usually the warm Swedish grandpa, he's genuinely unpredictable and slightly menacing, which makes Elvis's attachment to him almost unbearable to watch.
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