Oskar lives alone in a large apartment somewhere in Stockholm. About 15 years ago, his beloved Karin was hit by a drunk politician and died instantly.
Acting
Kjellman's restraint—grief as physical weight, not tears.
Direction
Arehn lets Stockholm's emptiness become a character.
Director
Mats Arehn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mats Arehn was better known for comedies; this was his late-career pivot to Bergman-adjacent miserablism. Björn Kjellman reportedly stayed in character's silence for entire shoots.
The film quietly critiques Swedish 'lagom' culture—how politeness and restraint become complicity when elites face consequences. The drunk driver being a politician was barely commented upon by critics in 2009.
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