The Last Journey (2024 film) explained

The Last Journey
Director:Filip Hammar
Fredrik Wikingsson
Producer:Lars Beckung
Petra Måhl
Editing:Johan Kjellberg
Robin Wikner
Music:Christian Olsson
Studio:Nexiko
Distributor:Nordisk Film Distribution (Sweden)
Atlantic Film (Finland)
Angel Films (Denmark)
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Sweden
Language:Swedish
French
Gross:$267,972[1]

The Last Journey (Swedish: Den sista resan) is a 2024 Swedish documentary film directed by Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson.[2] The film follows the director duo and retired French teacher Lars Hammar, Filip's father, on a trip to France in hopes of rekindling his almost non-existent spark of life.[3] It was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[4]

Synopsis

After 40 years as a beloved French teacher at Köping, Lars Hammar retires, but becomes passive and apathetic to the dismay of his family. Looking to rekindle the spark in his life, his son Filip and his best friend Fredrik load Lars into a car to head on a road trip to France.[5]

Cast

Release

It premiered on March 1, 2024, in Swedish theaters,[6] then screened on August 17, 2024, at the 52nd Norwegian International Film Festival.[7] The film was released on September 13, 2024, in Finnish theaters,[8] on October 3, 2024, in Danish theaters,[9] and on October 4, 2024, in Norwegian theaters.[10]

Reception

Box-office

At the beginning of its fourth week in Swedish cinemas, the film attracted 159,277 spectators.[11] After 8 weeks on the billboard, the film attracted 328,522 viewers, becoming the highest-grossing Swedish documentary in history.[12] It ended its run on the billboard with more than 400,000 spectators.[13]

Accolades

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Last Journey . 2024-11-23 . Box Office Mojo.
  2. Web site: Huldschiner . Henrik . 2024-02-15 . Radarparet som blev bolagsbyggare . 2024-09-19 . Dagens industri . sv . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006174912/https://www.di.se/nyheter/radarparet-som-blev-bolagsbyggare/ . live .
  3. Web site: Filip & Fredriks DEN SISTA RESAN är den största dokumentären genom tiderna! . 2024-09-19 . Nordisk Film . sv . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006174914/https://press.nordiskfilm.se/post/filip-fredriks-den-sista-resan-ar-den-storsta-dokumentaren-genom . live .
  4. Web site: Frater . Patrick . Barraclough . Leo . Lang . Jamie . Keslassy . Elsa . Ritman . Alex . Shafer . Ellise . Vivarelli . Nick . Ramachandran . Naman . Hopewell . John . 2024-09-19 . International Oscar Race: Sweden Selects 'The Last Journey' . 2024-09-19 . Variety . en-US . 2024-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919022306/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/international-feature-oscar-submissions-1236103822/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2024-09-19 . Den sista resan av Filip Hammar och Fredrik Wikingsson blir Sveriges Oscarsbidrag . 2024-09-19 . SVT Nyheter . sv.
  6. Web site: Filip & Fredrik nya film DEN SISTA RESAN får biopremiär 1 mars 2024 . 2024-09-19 . Nordisk Film Production . sv . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006174919/https://press.nordiskfilm.se/post/filip-fredrik-nya-film-den-sista-resan-far-biopremiar-1-mars-202 . live .
  7. Web site: Den siste reisen - Tilbake til Rivieraen . 2024-09-19 . Den Norske Film Festival i Haugesund . no . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006174920/https://www.filmfestivalen.no/f/den-siste-reisen-tilbake-til-rivieraen/975 . live .
  8. Web site: Release Dates - Den Sista Resan (2024) . 2024-09-20 . GAWBY . en . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006174919/https://www.gawby.com/en/movies/10048327/releasedates . live .
  9. Web site: Den sidste rejse . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919235749/https://kino.dk/film/den-sidste-rejse-0 . 2024-09-19 . 2024-09-19 . kino.dk.
  10. Web site: Den siste reisen - Tilbake til Rivieraen . 2024-09-19 . Tynset Kino & Kultur . 2024-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240920000516/https://tynsetkino.no/den-siste-reisen-dxm20240317/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2024-03-22 . Det våras för svensk film på biografen och landsortsbiografer har dubbelt så stor andel på Den sista resan! . 2024-09-19 . Jens Lanestrand . sv-SE . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006174920/https://jenslanestrand.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/det-varas-for-svensk-film-pa-biografen-och-landsortsbiografer-har-dubbelt-sa-stor-andel-pa-den-sista-resan/ . live .
  12. Web site: Rekord för Den sista resan – mest sedda svenska dokumentär på bio . 2024-09-19 . The Swedish Film Institute . en . 2024-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919122655/https://pressroom.filminstitutet.se/posts/pressreleases/rekord-for-den-sista-resan-mest-sedda-svenska . live .
  13. Web site: Den sista resan utsedd till Sveriges Oscarsbidrag . 2024-09-19 . The Swedish Film Institute . en . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006174922/https://pressroom.filminstitutet.se/posts/pressreleases/den-sista-resan-utsedd-till-sveriges-oscarsbi . live .
  14. Web site: Balaga . Marta . Pham . Annika . 2024-08-22 . 'Halima,' 'Tape,' 'The Last Journey' Triumph at Haugesund Alongside Paola Cortellesi's 'There's Still Tomorrow': 'It's a Modern Masterpiece' . 2024-09-19 . Variety . en-US . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006174942/https://variety.com/2024/awards/global/haugesund-winners-halima-tape-last-journey-1236115180/ . live .

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