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Tic Tac (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Tic Tac' is a Swedish psychological thriller film and drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 31 October 1997, directed by Daniel Alfredson and written by Hans Renhll, about various people involved in small crime during one day and night in Stockholm. The film won the Guldbagge Award for best film and was Sweden's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but failed to be nominated.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Some critics have called the film "a Swedish 'Pulp Fiction'".
Cast
*Oliver Loften as Micke
*Tuva Novotny as Jeanette
*Jacob Nordenson as Kent
*Tintin Anderzon as Ylva
*Emil Forselius as Lasse
*Mats Helin as Jorma
*Claudio Salgado as Pedro
*Nadja Weiss as Francesca
*Thomas Hanzon as Niklas
*Douglas Johansson as Tommy
*Franco Mariano as Giuseppe
*Michael Nyqvist as Vinni
*Hugo Ruiz as Manuel
*Gunvor Pontn as Rosita
*Bengt Blomgren as Gsta
*Barbro Kollberg as Edith
*Ewamaria Bjrkstrm-Roos as Zoe
*Gustaf Elander as Wikstrm
*Camilla Hellquist as receptionist
*Jesper Bergom-Larsson
*Henry Duhs as Benny
Reception
Gunnar Rehlin of 'Variety' called the film "A clever blend of the narrative styles of 'Short Cuts' and 'Pulp Fiction', adding that "[it] is one of the most interesting films to come out of Sweden in a long time".
Awards and nominations
The film won the Guldbagge Awards for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor (Emil Forselius). Hans Renhll was nominated for Best Screenplay. It also won the Don Quijote Award and FIPRESCI Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
See also
*List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
*List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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