Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! 2006 / Babas bilar / Sweden 2006
A Fargo-influenced comedy set in the frozen wilds of northern Sweden, Baba’s Cars is an enjoyable romp involving Russian drug runners, small-time shysters, and a lot of jokes best appreciated by Scandi auds. A genuine crowd-pleaser from helmer Rafael Edholm, pic’s good-natured hijinks and game cast keep chuckles flowing.
A Fargo -influenced comedy set in the frozen wilds of northern Sweden, Baba’s Cars is an enjoyable romp involving Russian drug runners, small-time shysters, and a lot of jokes best appreciated by Scandi auds. Dumb blonde Anso (Sara Sommerfeld) wants Jojo (Andreas Wilson) to do more in life than ice fishing, so long as it’s not working for her estranged dad, used car salesman and general fence Baba (Hassan Brijany). But when Jojo spends their savings, Anso blows her top and Jojo secretly agrees to act as Baba’s errand boy so he can recoup the money. His first job is to pick up a car from Eleena (Laura Malmivaara). Neither Baba nor Jojo realize the car really belongs to Eleena’s b.f. Ivan (Gyorgi Staykov), a Russian drug lord with whom she’s had a nasty spat. Unbeknownst to Eleena, Ivan stashed a fortune in dollars under the seat, money that belongs to the boss of all bosses. A genuine crowd-pleaser from helmer Rafael Edholm, pic’s good-natured hijinks and game cast keep chuckles flowing.
84 min / Color, 35 mm
International premiere
Director Rafael Edholm
/ Screenplay Rafael Edholm, Björn Olovsson
/ Dir. of Photography Geir Hartly Andreassen
/ Music Hannu Kiviaho
/ Editor Fredrik Alneng
/ Producer HP Lundh
/ Production Nordisk Film Production AB
/ Cast Andreas Wilson, Sara Sommerfeld, Hassan Brijany, Gyorgi Staykov, Jarmo Mäkinen
/ Contact Nordisk Film International Sales
Nordisk Film International Sales
Mosedalvej 14, 2500, Valby
Denmark
Phone: +45 331 882 00
Fax: +45 331 895 50
E-mail: [email protected]
Gunnar Almér
Film Institution Rep.
Rafael Edholm
Film Director
Staffan Grönberg
Tine Klint
Other, Sales Agent
Kim Magnusson
Film Institution Rep.
Andreas Wilson
Actor
Sara Sommerfeld
Actor
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