Run Uje Run

Run Uje Run (Swedish: Spring Uje spring) is a 2020 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Henrik Schyffert and written by and starring Uje Brandelius. It won three Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film. The story follows a pop star with Parkinson's disease.

Run Uje Run
Film poster
Directed byHenrik Schyffert
Written byUje Brandelius
Produced byAnna-Klara Carlsten
Tomas Michaelsson
StarringUje Brandelius
CinematographyFrida Wendel
Edited byAdi Omanovic
Music byUje Brandelius
Release date
  • 26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) (Göteborg Film Festival)
Running time
78 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Run Uje Run marks Schyffert's feature film directorial debut.[1] Brandelius' story is autobiographical.[2]

Cast
  • Uje Brandelius – Uje
  • Bixi Brandelius
  • Vega Brandelius
  • Therese Hörnqvist
  • Irma Schultz – Radio producer

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2020 Göteborg Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[3] Sveriges Television's review praised the film as both sad and humorous, and credited Brandelius with a good screenplay.[1] Dagens Nyheter also positively reviewed the film's sad and humorous tone and called it beautiful.[4]

At the 2021 Guldbagge Awards, the film received honours for Best Film and Best Actor and Best Screenplay for Brandelius.[3] It was also nominated for Best Director for Schyffert; Best Cinematography for Frida Wendel; and Best Editing for Adi Omanovic.[5]

References
  1. "Filmrecension: Spring Uje spring är på många sätt en perfekt film" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. Guerrero, Melissa (7 May 2021). "And finally: Your virtual social weekend". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. Rosser, Michael (27 January 2021). "'Run Uje Run', 'Charter' lead winners at Sweden's Guldbagge Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. "'Spring Uje spring' – en tragikomisk och vacker pärla". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. Ek, Torbjörn (17 December 2020). "De kan vinna Guldbaggar för filmåret 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.


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