Britt-Marie Was Here

Name: Britt-Marie Was Here
Genre: Drama, Sport, Comedy
Released: September 20, 2019
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Anders Mossling, Cecilia Milocco, Dion Llapashtica, Ella Juliusson Sturk, Hans Brorson

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: September 20, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Anders Mossling, Cecilia Milocco, Dion Llapashtica, Ella Juliusson Sturk, Hans Brorson, Lancelot Ncube, Mahmut Suvakci, Malin Levanon, Nils Magnusson, Olle Sarri, Pernilla August, Peter Haber, Sigrid Högberg, Stella Oyoko Bengtsson, Vera Vitali

Summary: 63-year-old Britt-Marie suddenly reconsiders her purpose in life after she discovers her husband of 40 years has been cheating on her. Accepting a supremely unglamorous job at a ramshackle youth center in the backwater town of Borg, she reluctantly takes on the impossible task of coaching the children’s soccer team to victory. Despite63-year-old Britt-Marie suddenly reconsiders her purpose in life after she discovers her husband of 40 years has been cheating on her. Accepting a supremely unglamorous job at a ramshackle youth center in the backwater town of Borg, she reluctantly takes on the impossible task of coaching the children’s soccer team to victory. Despite having no experience and no resources, Britt-Marie is invigorated by the team's infectious energy and, for the first time maybe ever, allows herself to step out of her comfort zone—and into a potential romance with a charming local police officer. … Expand

Director: Tuva Novotny

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Sep 20, 2019

Britt-Marie Was Here is based on a novel by Fredrik Backman (A Man Called Ove), whose themes often include cranky people who isolate themselves and community sports that bring people together. Thankfully, he and director Tuva Novotny keep the characters astringent and his tone wry, so it never gets cuddly or cloying. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Sep 19, 2019

Britt-Marie Was Here is a relatively unchallenging yet ultimately pleasant watch. Read full review

Garrett Mitchell

Oct 2, 2019

Britt-Marie Was Here succinctly crams in plenty of overwrought tropes but maintains a sentimental heart with its prickly heroine. Is it revolutionary? Not by any means. But is every journey of self-discovery supposed to be? Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Sep 18, 2019

The film can’t quite surmount its fanciful conceit. Read full review

Thomas Floyd

Sep 30, 2019

It’s both a success and a shortcoming of Britt-Marie Was Here that the flashbacks to her younger years, and the discovery of what happened to her more free-spirited sister, represent the film at its fullest emotional capacity. Read full review

David Lewis

Sep 25, 2019

The most refreshing thing about the movie is having a more mature woman at the center of the action, and August knows not to overreach here. She is dryly funny, but also subtly affecting, and it’s a pleasure to watch her heart and mind slowly but surely open up to life’s possibilities. Read full review

Andrew Emerson

Oct 30, 2019

Its portrayal of Britt-Marie sometimes feels condescending, several of its plot turns make no sense, and its visuals add nothing that wasn’t already there in the original book. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 23, 2021

I really liked this film. I like that at times it feels like a feel good film, its light hearted and fun and at other times, there's a poignancy to it, that may make you think. I like the quirky aspect and while there is comedy present, its very much gentle comedy - this isn't a laugh outI really liked this film. I like that at times it feels like a feel good film, its light hearted and fun and at other times, there's a poignancy to it, that may make you think. I like the quirky aspect and while there is comedy present, its very much gentle comedy - this isn't a laugh out loud type of a film, more a film that may well make you smile or giggle a bit at times. The characters are pretty endearing and while its a bit sentimental or cheesy now and again, I didn't feel it was unnecessarily sentimental, in a way that ruined it. I liked seeing the flashbacks to Britt's earlier life, considering what other characters say and seeing how she interacted with the youths in the failing youth club. However, I couldn't help but wonder how the heck she got the job she got - not least given it turns out (mini spoiler ahead) a younger and probably more knowledgeable local person had applied for the same position. I suppose I could be accused of being ageist for wondering that but given the context of the job that basically makes the film, I did think it seemed a little...unlikely. That aside, I enjoyed the story, some of the dialogue is good and its a pretty entertaining and somewhat amusing watch, so I'd recommend it on that basis, yes (also, I'll add that I hadn't watched it before as it has an average rate of 5.3 on IMDB and I tend to focus on films that have an average of 6.0 or above. I'm really pleased I saw it - I watched it as I found it on iPlayer available to download and I was looking for some films to watch on a journey, otherwise I probably wouldn't have bothered to watch it).… Expand

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Camuser59

Oct 4, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Art house movies like this are really fun to experiment with. The story is supposed to be uplifting and a tale of a woman who is scorned, rising above the wretched life that was forced upon here. The only problem is that is very slow and literally does not keep up with the kids she meets up with until the very end of the movie. Go to see this film if you are interested in a new telling of an old story of human renewal set in a different country. It is uplifting if you give it time.… Expand

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