Run Uje Run | |
Director: | Henrik Schyffert |
Producer: | Anna-Klara Carlsten Tomas Michaelsson |
Starring: | Uje Brandelius |
Music: | Uje Brandelius |
Cinematography: | Frida Wendel |
Editing: | Adi Omanovic |
Runtime: | 78 minutes |
Country: | Sweden |
Language: | Swedish |
Run Uje Run (Swedish: '''Spring Uje spring''') is a 2020 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Henrik Schyffert and written by and starring . 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. Brandelius' story is autobiographical.[1]
The film premiered at the 2020 Göteborg Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[2] Sveriges Television's review praised the film as both sad and humorous, and credited Brandelius with a good screenplay.[3] 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.[2] It was also nominated for Best Director for Schyffert; Best Cinematography for Frida Wendel; and Best Editing for Adi Omanovic.[5]