Call Mom!
| Call Mom! | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Swedish | Ring mamma! |
| Directed by | Lisa Aschan |
| Written by | Lisa Aschan |
| Starring | |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Call Mom! (Swedish: Ring mamma!) is a 2019 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Lisa Aschan.[1]
Plot
[edit]Nina's 35th birthday leads her to reconsider the current state of her complicated life. She has a thorny relationship with her mother, a friends with benefits arrangement with her married colleague, and a best friend who wants help finding semen for a DIY artificial insemination.
Cast
[edit]- Sanna Sundqvist as Niki
- Nina Gunke as Sofia: Niki's mother
- Alexander Karim as Alex
- Jonatan Rodriguez as Rodrigo
- Evin Ahmad as Maggie: Niki's best friend
- Eric Ericson as Tomas
- Cecilia Forss
- Björn Gustafsson
Release
[edit]The film premiered on 22 November 2019.[2]
Reception
[edit]Call Mom! received 3/5 stars from Helena Lindblad in Dagens Nyehter.[3] In a mixed-to-positive review for Kulturnyheterna, critic Fredrik Sahlin praised Sanna Sundqvist's comedic leading performance but felt the film occasionally leaned too far into formulaic genre tropes.[4] Both Lindblad and Sahlin noted similarities to Bridget Jones Diary.[3][4] Jens Peterson cited a scene involving Cecilia Forss and Björn Gustafsson as the film's funniest.[5]
Sundqvist and Evin Ahmad were both nominated for Guldbagge Awards for their performances. Aschan was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hellsten, Anna (22 November 2019). "Som åskådare mår man fysiskt dåligt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ Jansson, Björn (20 November 2019). "Ring Mamma - komedi om nära relationer". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 Lindblad, Helena (21 November 2019). "Singelsex och närhetsskräck i "Ring mamma!"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 Sahlin, Fredrik (22 November 2019). "Filmrecension: Frispråkig komik i Ring mamma!". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Peterson, Jens (21 November 2019). "Krystad svensk komedi kring mammarollen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Här är alla nominerade till Guldbaggegalan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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