Balls (film)
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| Directed by | Josef Fares |
| Written by | Josef Fares Torkel Petersson |
| Produced by | Anna Anthony |
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| Cinematography | Linus Eklund |
| Distributed by | AB Svensk Filmindustri |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Balls (Swedish: Farsan, lit. 'The dad') is a 2010 Swedish comedy film directed by Josef Fares and starring Jan Fares, Torkel Petersson, Hamadi Khemiri, Nina Zanjani, Juan Rodriguez, Anita Wall, and Jessica Forsberg.
Cast
[edit]- Jan Fares as Aziz (farsan)
- Torkel Petersson as Jörgen
- Hamadi Khemiri as Sami
- Nina Zanjani as Amanda
- Juan Rodriguez as Juan
- Anita Wall as Edith
- Jessica Forsberg as Lotta
Reception
[edit]In Sweden, the film got mixed reviews. In Aftonbladet the film was given a 3 out of 5 rating and was described as "not the best or funniest of Josef Fares's movies - but it is a warm and loving comical hommage to quirky fathers in general".[1] In Expressen, the review was slightly less favorable (2 out of 5) and Fares was described as playing with safe cards in his somewhat artificial characters.[2] In other big newspapers the reviews were similar: 3 out of 5 in Dagens Nyheter[3] and 2 out of 6 in Svenska Dagbladet.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fjellborg, Karolina (9 February 2010). "Galna & kloka farsan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ Sigander, Miranda (9 February 2010). "Farsan". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ Croneman, Johan (12 February 2010). "Farsan". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ Janson, Malena (11 February 2010). "Farsan gör ingen glad". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- Balls at IMDb
- Balls at the Swedish Film Institute Database
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