Slim Susie

Slim Susie (Swedish: Smala Sussie) is a 2003 Swedish comedy-crime film. It was directed by Ulf Malmros and written by Malmros and Petteri Nuottimäki. It is considered Ulf Malmros's most popular film.[1]

Slim Susie
Swedish DVD cover
Directed byUlf Malmros
Produced byChrister Nilson
Written byUlf Malmros
Petteri Nuottimäki
StarringTuva Novotny
Jonas Rimeika
Björn Starrin
Kjell Bergqvist
Malin Morgan
CinematographyMats Olofsson
Distributed byHome Vision Entertainment (HVE)
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
97 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Plot

The film is set in a small industrial town in Värmland, where a young man returns to his hometown from Stockholm to investigate the sudden disappearance of his sister. He initially has little success with his inquiries, performed through the rekindling of brief acquaintances with the odd characters of his youth, and he eventually forms a picture of what has happened.

Cast

Most of the actors are amateurs, with Tuva Novotny, Kjell Bergqvist and Michael Nyqvist being the only ones of greater prominence. Björn Starrin and Lotta Tejle had their breakthrough in the film.

  • Tuva Novotny as Smala Sussie (Slim Susie), the sister of Erik
  • Jonas Rimeika as Erik, who moved away to Stockholm 3 years prior to the plot.
  • Björn Starrin as Grits Pölsa, a wheeler and drugdealer interested in filmmaking and makes wine of garbage
  • Kjell Bergqvist as Billy Davidsson, a local policeman
  • Malin Morgan as Sandra, working in the pizzeria
  • Lotta Tejle as Gudrun, Sussies coworker and a disgruntled wife
  • Michael Nyqvist as Mörka Rösten ("the dark voice"), a police officer from Karlstad
  • Lena Dahlman as Gerd, proprietor of the VCR cassette rental
  • Johan Andersson as Micke Tretton (cf. The Piranha Brothers in Monty Python's Flying Circus)
  • Anders Blomberg as Tore Tumör, the single father of a baby and mute; previously operated on because of a brain tumor
  • Nicky Horn as Davidssons wife
  • Bengt Alsterlind as Gunnar, the husband of disgruntled Gudrun
  • Lena Wallman-Alster as Erik's mother, an alcoholic
  • Rolf H. Karlsson as Cinemaoperator
  • Olle Wirenhed as Konsum-owner Ralf

Soundtrack
  • "Dirty And Cheap" Performed by Randy
  • "No Right" Performed by Whyte Seeds
  • "Billy The Coach" Performed by Leif Karate
  • "Newfound Lover" Performed by Tuva Novotny
  • "Stupid" Performed by Camela Leierth
  • "Palace Station" Performed by Melody Club
  • "Notes About Freedom" Performed by Act II
  • "Live It Up" Performed by Papa Dee
  • "X-Ray Eyes" Performed by Randy
  • "Hip Teens" Performed by Frank Popp Ensemble
  • "Slow Motions" Performed by Whyte Seeds
  • "Say Oh Say" Performed by Isolation Years
  • "No Place Like Home" Performed by Moses
  • "In The Healing Rain" Performed by Travellers In Time
  • "Perpetuum Mobile" Performed by The Penguin Café Orchestra
  • "Dirty Tricks" Performed by Randy
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References
  1. http://www.kritiker.se/film/smala-sussie/


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