On the Last Verse: A Small Film About Death

1999 0h 55m SV

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6.0

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6.3

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 10★6.3IMDB · 222

DramaComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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The documentary director KG Forsberg makes a film about his dying father.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Johan Rheborg
KG Forsberg
Robert Gustafsson
Dr Hanke / Aj aj-mannen / Tv-chefen
Henrik Schyffert
Tommy Bohlins kollega
Per Ragnar
Casten
Stina Ekblad
Castens sekreterare
Inger Holmstrand
Inger Holmstrand-Gawell
Michael Nyqvist
Raymond
Jonas Inde
Tommy Bohlin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tomas Alfredson
Writers: Martin Luuk, Johan Rheborg, Andres Lokko
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Four small films" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tomas Alfredson, shot by Leif Benjour. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Johan Rheborg and Robert Gustafsson and Henrik Schyffert carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1290732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tomas Alfredson directs. Leif Benjour behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Four small films" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Tomas Alfredson, shot by Leif Benjour. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Johan Rheborg and Robert Gustafsson and Henrik Schyffert carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1290732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Leif Benjour
Production design: Jonas Samuelsson
Costume design: Ann Bonander-Looft
Makeup / hair: Horst Stadlinger
Runtime: 55 min · 0h 55m
Status: Released
Original language: SV
IMDB: On the Last Verse: A Small Film About Death (1999)
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 222 votes

Part of

Four small films

Four Small Films is a series of TV movies in four parts produced by Killinggänget, which aired in the spring of 1999. The black humor expressed in these films can be seen as a transition from the lighthearted tone of NileCity 105.6 and Percy Tårar to the gravely serious tone of Four Shades of Brown. Of the four films, only Torsk på Tallinn has been released for purchase. The others were never released due to music rights. SVT (as of 2022) airs all the films on SVT Play except for Gunnar Rehlin - a short film about harming someone since they lack the rights to show it.