Screwed in Tallinn: A Small Film About Loneliness

1999 0h 59m SV

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6.9

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7.8

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★6.9TMDB · 64★7.8IMDB · 5,791

ComedyTV MovieDrama

Synopsis

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Percy Nilegaard collects Swedish single men and embarks on a bus trip to Tallinn with a so-called "highly-experienced driver".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Robert Gustafsson
Roland Järverup / Micke / Lasse Kongo
Jonas Inde
Lennart Sundström
Johan Rheborg
Percy Nilegård / Magnus
Tomas Almgren
Slobodan
Tõnu Kark
Lembit Metsik
Birgit Lilienthal
Luule
Merle Palmiste
Svetlana Metsik
Karolina Palutko
Prostitute

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tomas Alfredson
Writers: Robert Gustafsson, Jonas Inde, Andres Lokko
Languages: English, Estonian, Swedish
Countries: Estonia, Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-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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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Estonian, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Estonia, Sweden.

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WORLD

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

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AWARDS

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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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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bengt Johansen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tomas Alfredson directs. Leif Benjour behind the camera. Bengt Johansen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Estonia, Sweden. Dialogue in English, Estonian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Estonian, Swedish.
4International production across 2 countries: Estonia, Sweden.
5Part of the "Four small films" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Tomas Alfredson, shot by Leif Benjour. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Editor Bengt Johansen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Robert Gustafsson and Jonas Inde and Johan Rheborg carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt0311926 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Leif Benjour
Editing: Bengt Johansen
Production design: Jonas Samuelsson
Costume design: Ann Bonander-Looft
Makeup / hair: Horst Stadlinger
Runtime: 59 min · 0h 59m
Status: Released
Original language: SV
Certification (US): Btl
IMDB: Screwed in Tallinn: A Small Film About Loneliness (1999)
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 · 5,791 votes

Awards

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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.