A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.
Acting
Torkel Petersson's Benny — weaponized incompetence, legendary.
Writing
Josef Fares script builds from nothing to glorious disaster.
Practical Effects
Genuine 90s Swedish small town, zero Hollywood polish.
Director
Josef Fares
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Josef Fares made this after his first film 'Jalla! Jalla!' — he's the rare Arab-Swedish director who dominated 2000s Scandinavian comedy.
Fares Fares (Jacob) is the director's brother — they later collaborated on 'Jalla! Jalla!' and Hollywood's 'The Commuter.' Nepotism never looked so charming.
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