Britt-Marie Was Here (2019)

Original title

Britt-Marie var här

Directed by

Tuva Novotny

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

12

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 63-year-old woman leaves her husband and takes a job coaching kids' soccer in a small town. She slowly finds her place in a community that needs her.

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What happens

Britt-Marie Was Here (Swedish: Britt-Marie var här) is a 2019 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tuva Novotny based on Fredrik Backman's 2014 novel of the same name. Produced by Gustav Oldén and Nicklas Wikström Nicastro, the film stars Pernilla August, Peter Haber, Anders Mossling, Malin Levanon, and Vera Vitali. The plot follows the titular protagonist Britt-Marie, a 63-year-old homemaker played by August, who leaves her cheating husband of 40 years and reluctantly takes on a job as a youth soccer coach in the remote town of Borg. Critics received the film with mixed reviews − some criticized the plot as predictable, while others praised the portrayal of self-discovery and performance of August. At the 55th Guldbagge Awards, August received a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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