Run Uje Run
Film poster
Directed byHenrik Schyffert
Written byUje Brandelius
Produced byAnna-Klara Carlsten
Tomas Michaelsson
StarringUje Brandelius
CinematographyFrida Wendel
Edited byAdi Omanovic
Music byUje Brandelius
Release date
  • 26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) (Göteborg Film Festival)
Running time
78 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Run Uje Run (Swedish: Spring Uje spring) is a 2020 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Henrik Schyffert and written by and starring Uje Brandelius. It won three Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film. The story follows a pop star with Parkinson's disease.

Run Uje Run marks Schyffert's feature film directorial debut.[1] Brandelius' story is autobiographical.[2]

Cast

  • Uje Brandelius – Uje
  • Bixi Brandelius
  • Vega Brandelius
  • Therese Hörnqvist
  • Irma Schultz – Radio producer

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2020 Göteborg Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[3] Sveriges Television's review praised the film as both sad and humorous, and credited Brandelius with a good screenplay.[1] Dagens Nyheter also positively reviewed the film's sad and humorous tone and called it beautiful.[4]

At the 2021 Guldbagge Awards, the film received honours for Best Film and Best Actor and Best Screenplay for Brandelius.[3] It was also nominated for Best Director for Schyffert; Best Cinematography for Frida Wendel; and Best Editing for Adi Omanovic.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Filmrecension: Spring Uje spring är på många sätt en perfekt film" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Guerrero, Melissa (7 May 2021). "And finally: Your virtual social weekend". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 Rosser, Michael (27 January 2021). "'Run Uje Run', 'Charter' lead winners at Sweden's Guldbagge Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Spring Uje spring' – en tragikomisk och vacker pärla". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Ek, Torbjörn (17 December 2020). "De kan vinna Guldbaggar för filmåret 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.


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