A Man Called Ove (2015)

December 6, 2019 7:06 PM

Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.
posted by DirtyOldTown (4 comments total)

I read the book in Swedish and loved it. This adaptation did a great job of translating the book to screen, and it's a really wonderful story. Highly recommend.
posted by gemmy at 4:41 PM on December 7, 2019

I read the book in English. DOT and I watched this last night and loved it.
posted by Comrade Doll at 5:39 PM on December 7, 2019

Absolutely delightful.
posted by gryphonlover at 12:10 AM on December 8, 2019

I never knew there was a book. I love this movie.
posted by domo at 5:49 AM on December 9, 2019