The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared

2016 1h 48m SV

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★6.4TMDB · 209

AdventureComedy

Synopsis

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Drinking the tasty Folk Soda puts a spring in the 101 Year Old Man’s step and his next adventure takes him around the World and back to Sweden, during which time he is chased by the CIA, a Balinese debt collector and becomes an executive at a soft drink company.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Robert Gustafsson
Allan Karlsson
Iwar Wiklander
Julius
David Wiberg
Benny
Shima Niavarani
Miriam
Jens Hultén
Gäddan
Cory Peterson
Ryan Hutton
Ralph Carlsson
inspektör Aronsson
Colin McFarlane
Seth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Felix Herngren
Writers: Hans Ingemansson, Felix Herngren, Felix Herngren
Languages: Russian, German, Swedish, English
Countries: Sweden, Hungary, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 10% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, German, Swedish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Sweden, Hungary, United States of America.

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ERA

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Part of the "The 100-Year Old Man Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Felix Herngren, shot by Göran Hallberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Matti Bye. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Henrik Källberg 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

Felix Herngren directs. Göran Hallberg behind the camera. Matti Bye scores. Henrik Källberg cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Sweden, Hungary, United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, German, Swedish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 10% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, German, Swedish, English.
4International production across 3 countries: Sweden, Hungary, United States of America.
5Part of the "The 100-Year Old Man Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Felix Herngren, shot by Göran Hallberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Matti Bye. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Henrik Källberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Robert Gustafsson and Iwar Wiklander and David Wiberg carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt4940370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Göran Hallberg
Original score: Matti Bye
Editing: Henrik Källberg
Production design: Mikael Varhelyi
Costume design: Madeleine Thor
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $994,901
Return: 10% of budget
Original language: SV
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared (2016)