The Garbage Helicopter Explained

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Director:Jonas Selberg Augustsén
Producer:Andreas Emanuelsson
Cinematography:Anders Bohman
Editing:Nils Moström
Music:Jan Sandström
Studio:Bob Film Sweden AB
Country:Qatar
Language:Swedish

The Garbage Helicopter is a 2016 Swedish black-and-white road movie written and directed by . Starring Christopher Burjanski, Daniel Szoppe, Jessica Szoppe, and Singoalla Millon, the film follows three Roma siblings who set out on a road trip across Sweden to deliver an old wall clock to their ailing grandmother.

The film premiered on 27 May 2016.

The film was nominated for four awards at the 52nd Guldbagge Awards and won Best Original Score.

Plot

The film follows three Roma siblings — Baki, Saska, and Enesa — who set out on a road trip across Sweden to deliver an old wall clock to their ailing grandmother.

They stop at the world's largest cheese scoop along the journey.

The siblings are carjacked by a group of masked art thieves fleeing from a heist.

The journey ends when the siblings finally arrive at their grandmother's house and find her lying on the floor with a broken leg.

Production

It was filmed in Harads in Norrbotten County, Sweden.[1]

The film was written and directed by .[2] Augustsén chose to film in black-and-white to avoid exoticism.[3]

Release

The Garbage Helicopter premiered on 27 May 2016 in Sweden.[4]

Reception

Composer Jan Sandström was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Sound for the music for the film.

In his review for , Karin Svensson wrote that "the basic plot is simple, but the film is complex".[5]

Jeanette Gentele reviewed the film for Svenska Dagbladet.[6]

Accolades

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Date of CeremonyCategoryRecipientsResult
52nd Guldbagge Awards23 January 2017Guldbagge Award for Best FilmAndreas Emanuelsson[7] [8]
Jessica Szoppe
Guldbagge Award for Best CinematographyAnders Bohman
Guldbagge Award for Best Original ScoreJan Sandström

Notes and References

  1. News: 4 January 2017 . Jan Sandström om Guldbaggenomineringen . Jan Sandström on the Guldbagge nomination . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240914173954/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6601939 . 14 September 2024 . 14 September 2024 . . sv.
  2. News: Dalton . Stephen . 22 October 2015 . 'The Garbage Helicopter' ('Sophelikoptern'): London Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608033408/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/garbage-helicopter-sophelikoptern-london-review-834118/ . 8 June 2023 . 14 September 2024 . . 0018-3660.
  3. News: Dahlman . Elin . 12 October 2023 . På drift genom Sverige . Drifting through Sweden . 15 September 2024 . . sv . 1103-9345 . 8 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908162234/https://www.gp.se/kultur/film/se-stjarnorna-stromma-in-till-filmfestivalen-i-venedig.f2c6c231-a317-4786-9f56-ea8039354f9b . live .
  4. Web site: Sophelikoptern . 14 September 2024 . Art & Bob . 16 April 2019 . 12 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812212309/https://artbob.se/film-productions/sophelikoptern . live .
  5. News: Svensson . Karin . 26 May 2016 . Recension: Premiär för Sophelikoptern – många jämtar i filmteamet . Review: Premiere of The Garbage Helicopter – many giants in the film crew . 14 September 2024 . . sv . 1103-9647.
  6. News: Gentele . Jeanette . 26 May 2016 . Sophelikoptern: Anarkistisk roadtripp blottar svensk självbild . The Garbage Helicopter: Anarchist road trip exposes Swedish self-image . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131163556/https://www.svd.se/a/eKJla/anarkistisk-roadtripp-blottar-svensk-sjalvbild . 31 January 2023 . 14 September 2024 . . sv . 1101-2412.
  7. News: 4 January 2017 . 2016 års Guldbaggenomineringar! . 2016 Guldbagge nominations! . 14 September 2024 . . sv.
  8. News: Folcker . Sebastian . 23 January 2017 . De blev årets vinnare . They were this year's winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063607/https://www.svt.se/kultur/film/de-blev-arets-vinnare . 6 January 2018 . 14 September 2024 . . sv.