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Wikipedia article




'The Guitar Mongoloid' is a 2004 Swedish drama film directed by Ruben stlund, about different people living outside the norms in the fictional city Jteborg, strikingly similar to real-life Gteborg. Although not a documentary, most of the people seen in the film are non-actors more or less playing themselves.

Selected cast



* Erik Rutstrm as Erik

* Ola Sandstig as Ola

* Britt-Marie Andersson as neurotic woman

* Julia Persdotter as Ola's girlfriend

* P-A Emanuelsson

* Anna Johansson

* Mikael Allu

* Bjarne Gunnarsson

* Pr Berg

* David Olandersson

Reception



The film was met by mixed but overall positive reviews, with a rating of 3.6 out of 5 based on eight reviews at the Swedish-language review aggregator website Kritiker.se.[http://www.kritiker.se/film/recension/?film=Ruben_%C3%96stlund__-__Gitarrmongot The Guitar Mongoloid] (in Swedish). Kritiker.se. Retrieved on 2009-04-14 Carl-Johan Malmberg at 'Svenska Dagbladet' gave it 5 out of 6 and called it "a series of sabotages: against our expectations, against good taste, as well as against the boredom of the normal Swedish film with its moderately thoughtful, moderately funny, moderately empathetic, and quickly forgotten stories."Malmberg, Carl-Johan (2004-10-01) "[http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/film/artikel_23489.svd En debut vi vntat p]" (in Swedish). 'Svenska Dagbladet'. Retrieved on 2009-04-14. Jens Peterson at 'Aftonbladet' was less enthusiastic and rated the film 2 out of 5, summarising it as "Jackass without heart, Candid Camera without humour."Peterson, Jens (2004-10-01) "[http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/puls/film/recension/0,1300,2000045853,00.html Recensioner: Gitarrmongot]" (in Swedish). 'Aftonbladet'. Retrieved on 2009-04-14. The film was honored with the FIPRESCI Award at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.[http://www.fipresci.org/awards/awards/awards_2005.htm Awards 2005] . FIPRESCI. Retrieved on 2009-07-26.

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