My life as a Comedian

Local title
Minu elu koomikuna
Original title
En komikers uppväxt
Director
Rojda Sekersöz
Country
Sweden
Year
2019
Programme
Youth Programme, Children's Rights Programme, Youth Competition

Juha, 12, class clown in the suburb of Sävbyholm, Sweden. To be funny is the only thing he is good at and all he wants is to fit in the social peckingorder at school. As an adult, Juha has found success, performing the show – My Life As A Comedian - to sold out theatres where he tells the horrid and funny stories from his childhood to a delighted audience. When he gets an unexpected visit from an old friend from school, Juha is forced to return to Sävbyholm to deal with his past.

Director
Rojda Sekersöz
Screenwriter
Jonas Gardell
Cast
Johan Rheborg, Jakob Eklund, Gizem Erdogan
Producer
Martin Persson
DoP
Erik Molberg Hansen
Editor
Fredrik Morheden, Mattias Morheden
Music
Jean-Paul Wall
Production
Anagram, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond, Sveriges Television (SVT)
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
German, Finnish, Swedish
Subtitles
Estonian

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