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The Uppsala Kidnapping

2018

"The Uppsala Kidnapping" - A black comedy centered on the real events of the kidnapping that became a viral phenomenon with millions of live followers. Inspired by actual events occurred in Uppsala during Christmas 2011. In a desperate attempt to solve his economic problems Josef Esfarander, a medical student, plans to kidnap a law student from a wealthy family, assisted by his girlfriend Shirin and a credulous friend from high school. Josef strongly believes he achieved the perfect plan, but contrary to all his expectation the carrying out of the kidnapping becomes a farce.

Cast & Crew

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Poyan Karimi

as Josef Esfarander

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Peter Åström

as Henning Olausson

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Rasmus Luthander

as Sebastian Åhlund

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Shirin Golchin

as Shirin Darvish

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Pierre Dahlander

as Rolf Pettersson

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Ulf Nyberg

as Kalle

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
8/24/2018
Runtime
1 hours, 28 minutes
Original Language
SV
Financial
Budget
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Revenue
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Profit/Loss
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ROI: N/A
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Production Countries
Sweden (SE)
Spoken Languages
Swedish (sv)
Production Companies
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Anders Skog Films
Drama Svecia
Drama Svecia