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A Man Called Ove
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About 2015 film directed by Hannes Holm
Genres drama, comedy
Directed by Hannes Holm
Written by Hannes Holm
Starring Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Ida Engvoll, Filip Berg, Johan Widerberg, Chatarina Larsson, Anna-Lena Bergelin
Music Gaute Storaas
Runtime 116 min
Country Sweden
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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