Call Mom!
2019 Swedish comedy film by Lisa Aschan
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Call Mom! (Swedish: Ring mamma!) is a 2019 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Lisa Aschan.[1]
- Sanna Sundqvist
- Nina Gunke
- Alexander Karim
- Jonatan Rodriguez
- Evin Ahmad
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| Swedish | Ring mamma! |
| Directed by | Lisa Aschan |
| Written by | Lisa Aschan |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot
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
- 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
The film premiered on 22 November 2019.[2]
Reception
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]
