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The Stony Brook Film Festival presented by Island Federal Credit Union showcases the best in independent film premieres over ten days. All screen in the evening in Staller Center’s Main Stage theatre at Stony Brook University.

You’ll experience talented performances by stars of the future as well as many actors you may know: Brian Cox, Penelope Cruz, Gabriel Byrne, Nathan Lane, Sarah Chalke, Matthew Morrison, Betsy Brandt and Anthony LaPaglia among them.

Thursday, July 21 Through saTurday, July 30, 2016 Films every evening, with earlier start times on weekends.

Please note: shorts play first at screening times.

Filmmakers represent their films and participate in question and answer sessions. (At Q&As, tweet your questions for filmmakers #SBFF). Hear from filmmakers, actors, and crew from all over the world and receive ballots to rate films in competition for prizes.

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STONY BROOK FILM FESTIVAL 2016 SCHEDULE Opening nighT THuRsdAy, July 21

wedNesdAy, July 27

7:00 pm The Fencer (93)

8:00 pm The Carer (89)

SHORT: The Human Element (12)

FRIdAy, July 22

SHORT: The Duke (21)

9:15 pm Claire in Motion (83)

7:00 pm The Father and the Bear (85) SHORT: Italian Miracle (10)

THuRsdAy, July 28

9:15 pm Ma Ma (111)

7:00 pm The Kind words (118)

SHORT: Cowboys (20)

SHORT: Venice (4)

9:15 pm Remittance (87)

sATuRdAy, July 23

SHORT: Out of the Village (17)

5:00 pm The Blind Boys of Alabama: How sweet the sound (89) 7:00 pm Between sea and Land (98) SHORT: The Last Words (19)

9:30 pm After the Reality (85) SHORT: Frontman (18)

suNdAy, July 24

10:30 pm (TICKET REQUIRED)

9:15 pm Absolution (92)

• All screenings in Staller Center Main Stage Theatre (running times are in parentheses)

SHORT: Moving in Circles (15)

MoNdAy, July 25

7:00 pm screenagers (70) SHORT: Beautiful Dreamer (26)

9:30 pm sum of Histories (86)

7:00 pm No Pay, Nudity (92) SHORT: Gas Regulator (8)

9:30 pm The dust storm (96) SHORT: Benjamin (16)

clOSing nighT sATuRdAy, July 30

clOSing nighT AWARDS

SHORT: Jewish Blind Date (16)

TuesdAy, July 26

7:00 pm A Month of sundays (110) 9:15 pm The Innocents (115)

8:00 pm A Man Called ove (116)

6:00 pm samira (41) 7:00 pm Love and Taxes (98)

SHORT: Till Jail Do Us Part (14)

FRIdAy, July 29

• Later movie STArT TiMeS are approximate. Question and answer sessions may delay the start of the later feature.

Please note: Shorts play first at screening times.

• Many of the independent and foreign films have not yet been rated or have been released without an MPAA rating. All titles, dates, and times are subject to change.

The Stony Brook Film Festival is produced

by Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action educator/employer.

For tickets: (631) 632–ARTS (2787) • www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com

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T h U RS DAY21

oPeNiNg NighT FeaTure The cAReR THuRsdAy, JuLy 21 AT 8:00 PM

East Coast Premiere - United Kingdom, Hungary 89 minutes Directed by János Edelényi.

Written by Gilbert Adair, János Edelényi and Tom Kinninmont. With Brian Cox (Red, X-Men 2, Braveheart), Anna Chancellor (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Four Weddings and a Funeral), Emilia Fox (The Pianist), and Coco König.

When the question is to be or not to be, there is only one answer. Brian Cox gives a powerhouse performance playing the fictional Sir Michael Gifford, the legendary Shakespearean actor of stage and screen who is now retired.

Suffering from an incurable disease and in his waning years, Sir Michael has isolated himself from all but a loyal few, whom he bullies relentlessly. Enter young Dorottya, a Hungarian refugee with a passion for the stage who has just been hired as his newest caregiver. Cox – probably best known from the Bourne Identity films - soars in this role as an aging lion of theater, and is ably aided by a fine cast of familiar faces along with newcomer Coco König in a winning debut.

Produced by József Berger, Steve Bowden and Charlotte Wontner. Edited by Adam Recht. Director of Photography: Tibor Máthé. A Hopscotch Films, Mythberg Films, and Vita Nova Films production.

From Yellow Affair and The Hungarian National Film Fund. A Corinth Films release.

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Open every night of the Stony Brook Film Festival.

The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery is located on the first floor of Staller Center for the Arts. Free admission.

On The RecORD: AlBUM cOVeR ART Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, July 19-30, 2016 Reception, Thursday, July 21, 6-8 pm

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Feature the Father and the Bear Friday, July 22 at 7:00 pm World Premiere - United States - 85 minutes Written and Directed by John Putch.

With Wil Love (Route 30), David DeLuise (Route 30, Mojave Phone Booth), Dendrie Taylor (The Fighter), Charity Farrell and Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager), Alicia Fusting, Catherine Blaine, Carl Schurr, Kevin Horton, Katrina Yaukey and Jamie Rose.

Director John Putch (Pursuit of Happiness, Mojave Phone Booth, Route 30) returns to the Stony Brook Film Festival for the fourth time with the World Premiere of his latest feature The Father and the Bear. Byron Temple is a retired character actor with diagnosed dementia who longs to perform at his beloved summer theater one last time. Against his daughter’s wishes, he accepts a role from the newly installed artistic director who is unaware of Byron’s condition. Will he be able to make it through a onenight performance?

short • italian miracle East Coast Premiere • Italy, United Kingdom • 10 min A film by Francesco Gabriele In Italian and English with subtitles In a small Italian village, Antonio translates the confession of an English-speaking woman to the local priest, kind of.

Produced by John Putch. Edited by John Putch.

Director of Photography: Keith J. Duggan. From Putchfilms.

Feature ma ma Friday, July 22 at 9:15 pm Spain, France - 111 min Written and Directed by Julio Medem.

With Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Volver), Luis Tosar, Asier Etxeandia.

In Spanish with subtitles Actress Penélope Cruz teams up with Sex & Lucia filmmaker Julio Medem to give one of the best performances of her career. As Magda, Cruz plays a newly single mother who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer when she meets a devoted husband and father who is suffering through his own unspeakable loss. In the midst of heartbreak and uncertainty, Magda shines with a brilliance that inspires all those around her.

short • cowBoys Spain • 20 min In English and Spanish with subtitles A film by Bernabé Rico Martin is finished, professionally and personally, when he is offered a large sum to accompany a 5-year-old boy to a costume contest at an amusement park.

Produced by Penélope Cruz and Julio Medem.

Edited by Iván Aledo and Julio Medem. Director of Photography: Kiko de la Rica. From Backup Media, Ma Ma Películas AIE, Mare Nostrum Productions, Morena Films, Movistar+, TVE. An Oscilloscope Pictures release.

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SAT U R DAY23

Feature The BlinD BOYS OF AlABAMA: hOW SWeeT The SOUnD sATuRdAy, JuLy 23 AT 5:00 PM United States - 89 min Directed by Leslie McCleave.

Feature BeTWeen SeA AnD lAnD

Feature AFTeR The ReAliTY

sATuRdAy, JuLy 23 AT 7:00 PM

East Coast Premiere - United States - 85 min Written and Directed by David Anderson.

With Matthew Morrison (Glee, The Good Wife), Sarah Chalke (Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother), Jane Lynch (Glee, Role Models), John Heard (Home Alone, After Hours).

Colombia - 98 min Directed by Manolo Cruz.

Co-directed by Carlos del Castillo.

Written by Manolo Cruz.

With Manolo Cruz, Vicky Hernández, and Viviana Serna.

The Blind Boys of Alabama met in the 1930s at a segregated state-run vocational school for the Deaf and Blind before going on to become one of the greatest Gospel quartets of all time. Combining footage shot over ten years with current and archival performances, this film examines the past, present and future of the group. With a soundtrack for the ages, this is the first and only documentary about this legendary gospel group.

In Spanish with subtitles

Produced by Leslie McCleave.

Edited by Ed Norris, Yvette Torell.

Director of Photography: Teo Maniaci, Ismael Ramirez.

Produced by Manolo Cruz, Carlos del Castillo, Robespierre Rodriguez.

Edited by German Duarte.

Director of Photography: Robespierre Rodriguez. From Mago Films, Photogroup Films, and Scarlett Cinema. A Global Screen Film.

A man yearns to go in the ocean across the street from his house, but suffers from an illness that prevents him from doing so. This absorbing journey into the lives of those who live off Colombia’s Caribbean coast boasts an incredible performance by the film’s writer/director, Manolo Cruz, as the young man with a debilitating neurological disorder. A haunting and original story you’ll not see anywhere else.

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The lAST WORDS East Coast PremiereUnited States - 19 min A film by Keegan Mullin David, who suffered as the only deaf member in his family, must speak for the first time since childhood to say goodbye to his dying mother.

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sATuRdAy, JuLy 23 AT 9:30 PM

Scottie is a contestant on a Bachelorette style reality show called Young Bucks. After the sudden death of his father, he is forced to quit the series prematurely and reunite with his estranged sister, Kate. Meanwhile, Kate is grappling with her own lifechanging secret. A funny, poignant story about loss, reality shows, and the bond between a brother and a sister.

Produced by David Anderson, Alexander Koehne. Edited

by Jordan Harris. Director of Photography: Dominique Martinez.

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short • FROnTMAn New York Premiere - United States - 18 min A film by Matthew Gentile When a rock star begins to lose his hearing, his personal and professional lives begin to unravel.

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U.S. Premiere – Israel - 41 min Directed by Dalit Kimor.

Written by Anat Barzilai.

With Raida Adon, Uri Gavriel, Doron Amit.

United States - 98 min Directed by Jacob Kornbluth.

Written by Josh Kornbluth.

With Josh Kornbluth, Helen Shumaker, Sarah Overman, Anthony Nemirovsky, and Robert Reich.

U.S. Premiere - Finland, Ireland 92 min Directed by Petri Kotwica.

Written by Petri Kotwica, Johanna Hartikainen.

With Laura Birn (A Walk Among the Tombstones), Mari Rantasila, and Eero Aho.

suNdAy, JuLy 24 AT 6:00 PM

In Arabic and Hebrew with subtitles.

Is Samira a loving, law-abiding housewife, or a ruthless suicide bomber? What could cause a wife and mother to attempt to blow herself up in a café full of innocent people? As the police investigation slowly unravels her life, the motives behind such a desperate act come into focus. A startling glimpse into the mind of a female terrorist.

Produced by Riki Shelach. Edited

by Shimon Spektor. Director of Photography: Yoram Millo.

suNdAy, JuLy 24 AT 7:00 PM

Love & Taxes follows the possibly real-life exploits of Josh Kornbluth.

Despite working for a high-powered tax attorney, Josh hasn’t filed his taxes in seven years, perferring to live outside the system. When his boss persuades him to change his ways, things go mysteriously well for him. A blend of solo performance and scripted scenes that brings Kornbluth’s story to life, in the first ever pro-tax romantic comedy.

Produced by Jacob Kornbluth, Josh Kornbluth, Brian Newman, and Raub Shapiro. Edited by Lisa Fruchtman. Director of Photography: Hiro Narita.

From Bad Co. Films.

short • JeWiSh BlinD DATe

suNdAy, JuLy 24 AT 9:15 PM

In Finnish with subtitles.

Kiia and Lauri speed down a dark country road as Kiia goes into premature labour. When their car hits something, Lauri investigates but tells his wife he saw nothing. While recovering, Kiia meets Hanna, whose husband is the victim of a hit-and-run driver. Kiia must confront the possibility that her husband, a priest, lied to protect her and their baby. A suspenseful thriller that wrestles with themes of guilt and forgiveness.

Produced by Minna Virtanen.

Edited by Isobel Stephenson.

Director of Photography: Harri Räty. A Vertigo Production and Newgrange Pictures Film.

From Media Luna New Films.

short • MOVing in ciRcleS

Switzerland - 16 min In French with subtitles A film by Anaelle Morf

U.S. Premiere – Russia - 15 min In Russian with subtitles A film by Maxim Dashkin

Unhappy in love, Mary Lou decides to reconnect with her religious roots by marrying a practicing Jew.

Maria lives with her husband at the military base, but dreams of getting out from their cramped living conditions.

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M O n DAY25 Feature ScReenAgeRS MoNdAy, JuLy 25 AT 7:00 PM

New York Premiere - United States - 70 min Written and Directed by Delaney Ruston.

Young people spend an average of 6.5 hours a day on cell phones, computers and other devices, and that doesn’t include the time they use screens for school and homework.

How can parents help their kids find a healthy balance between social media, video games, academics and the internet, especially when they have to struggle with the same issues themselves? Filmed by Dr. Delaney Ruston, local physician and mother of two, this fascinating documentary explores the question of how much screen time is too much.

Produced by Delaney Ruston and Scilla Andreen. Edited by Eric Dugger. Director of Photography: Geoff Schaaf.

A MyDOC Productions film. From Indieflix.

short • BeAUTiFUl DReAMeR United States - 26 min A film by David Gaddie Facing a terminal disease, a mother uses space travel and relativity to stretch her last years over the lifetime of her daughter.

Feature SUM OF hiSTORieS MoNdAy, JuLy 25 AT 9:30 PM

U.S. Premiere – Belgium - 86 min Written and Directed by Lukas Bossuyt.

With Koen De Graeve, Karina Smulders (Don’t Touch My Children, Bride Flight), Matteo Simoni, Robrecht Vanden Thoren.

In Dutch with subtitles.

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Till JAil DO US pART Puerto Rico - 14 min In Spanish with subtitles A film by Mariana Emmanuelli and Joserro Emmanuelli A criminal couple kidnaps a cunning priest so they can be married before they are taken in by the police.

What would you do if you could change the past? Viktor lives happily with his wife Lena, despite a tragic accident during their youth that left her unable to walk. When a groundbreaking discovery gives him the ability to send emails back in time, Viktor’s desire to change Lena’s fate proves too tempting for him to ignore. But can any change to the past, no matter how small, be without risks?

Produced by Frank Van Passel, Ivy Vanhaecke. Edited by Philippe Ravoet. Director of Photography: Stijn Van der Veken. A Pupkin Film and Caviar Content Film. From Media Luna New Films.

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T U eS DAY2 6 Feature nO pAY, nUDiTY TuesdAy, JuLy 26 AT 7:00 PM

World Premiere - United States - 92 min Directed by Lee Wilkof. Written by Ethan Sandler.

With Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects, Miller’s Crossing), Nathan Lane (The Producers, The Birdcage), Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under, The Aviator), Boyd Gaines and Jon Michael Hill (Elementary).

A film about about hanging out, hanging in, and hanging on. Gabriel Byrne, playing comically against type, portrays aging actor Lester Rosenthal, a man who has lost his way with his career, his family, and his friends. A hilarious Nathan Lane, along with Frances Conroy and Boyd Gaines, portray his fellow thespians, all waiting for the right role to come along as they hang out in the Actors Equity lobby.

Produced by Tani Cohen. Edited by Sylvia Waliga. Director of Photography: Brian Lannin. From A Day in the Life Films, and Waistband Pictures.

short • gAS RegUlATOR U.S. Premiere - Iran - 8 minutes In Persian with subtitles A film by Hosein Darabi A Gas Regulator is installed in an unfortunate location of the sidewalk on a busy street, leading to very different responses.

Feature The DUST STORM TuesdAy, JuLy 26 AT 9:30 PM

East Coast Premiere - United States - 96 min Directed by Anthony Baldino and Ryan Lacen.

Written by Ryan Lacen.

With Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon a Time), Kristen Gutoskie (Containment) After giving up his career in music, Brennan finds himself working a job that is slowly destroying his soul. While on a business trip in Nashville, he runs into Nora, the very broken woman who crushed his heart years ago. For one weekend they will struggle to resurrect their lost relationship against the intoxicating world of the city’s music scene. A very indie, psuedomusical from the heartland.

short • BenJAMin New York Premiere – Canada 16 min A film by Sherren Lee Sixth months into a dual surrogate pregnancy between two gay couples, one baby dies in utero, forcing an impossible decision.

Produced by Anthony Baldino, Ryan Lacen, Sonja Mereu and Shannon E. Riggs. Edited by Ben La Marca. Director of Photography: Tim Sutherland. From Normal and Circa 1888.

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W eD n eS DAY27 Feature The FenceR wedNesdAy, JuLy 27 AT 7:00 PM East Coast Premiere - Finland, Estonia, Germany 93 min Directed by Klaus Härö.

Written by Anna Heinämaa.

With Mart Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Lembit Ulfsak, Liisa Koppel, Hendrik Toompere Sr. In Estonian and Russian with subtitles Fleeing the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer returns to his homeland where he becomes a teacher at a local school. But when the past catches up with him, he must choose between letting his students down or putting his own life in danger. Based on the real life story of an Estonian fencer Endel Nelis, this beautiful, brilliantly understated film was Finland’s entry into this year’s Academy Awards.

Produced by Kaarle Aho, Kai Nordberg. Edited by Ueli Christen and Tambet Tasuja. Director of Photography: Tuomo Hutri. A Making Movies Oy, Allfilm, and Kick Film. From Matterhorn International.

short • The hUMAn eleMenT World Premiere - United States 12 min A film by Trevor Riley A young SS psychologist is charged with analyzing Jewish prisoners, but his first patient is a learned psychologist.

Feature clAiRe in MOTiOn wedNesdAy, JuLy 27 AT 9:15 PM East Coast Premiere - United States - 83 min Written and Directed by Lisa Robinson and Annie Howell.

With Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad, Memphis Bound... and Gagged), Chris Beetem, Zev Haworth, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Sakina Jaffrey.

short • The DUke: BASeD On The MeMOiR “i’M The DUke” BY J.p. DUke United States - 21 min A film by Max Barbakow Mired in a concussed haze, an exNFLer struggles to adjust to life off the field during Super Bowl Sunday.

Claire knows she is a good professor, a good mother, and a good wife. One day her husband disappears without warning, and she finds herself questioning everything she knew about him, and ultimately, about herself.

Betsy Brandt gives a heartwrenching, finely nuanced performance in this film that morphs from mystery into engrossing character study dealing with loss, uncertainty, and the unknown.

Produced by Lisa Robinson, Annie Howell and Jenny Deller. Edited by Jim Isler. Director of Photography: Andreas Burgess. A Sacha Pictures film.

From Visit Films.

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THuRsdAy, JuLy 28 AT 7:00 PM Israel, Canada - 118 min Written and Directed by Shemi Zarhin.

With Rotem Zissman-Cohen, Tsahi Halevi, Assaf Ben-Shimon, and Roy Assaf.

In French and Hebrew with subtitles.

Tough-minded Dorona and her two very different brothers discover startling news after the sudden death of their mother. Raised as Jewish Israeli, they now learn that their real father may have been a Muslim man from Algeria. Together with Dorona’s long-suffering husband Ricki, they travel to France to discover the truth about their mother’s past. Both poignant and hilarious, this is a must-see movie.

Produced by Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Talia Kleinhendler, Martin Paul-Hus. Edited by Einat Glaser-Zarhin. Director of Photography: Ronald Plante. From Amérique Film and Pie Films.

A Strand Releasing Film.

short • Venice Australia - 4 min In English and Italian with subtitles A film by Venetia Taylor Josh is in Venice, Mum is in Sydney.

Josh doesn’t understand backpacking, Mum doesn’t understand Skype.

Feature ReMiTTAnce THuRsdAy, JuLy 28 AT 9:15 PM Singapore, USA, Philippines - 87 min Written and Directed by Patrick Daly and Joel Fendelman.

With Angela Barotia, Olive Nieto, Yolanda Bermas, Prem John, Paolo O’Hara.

In Tagalog and English with subtitles.

short • OUT OF The VillAge New York Premiere - United States, Ghana - 17 min In English and Akan with subtitles A film by Jonathan Stein A young boy and his younger sister seek closure after Ebola ravages their West African village.

When Marie takes a job as a maid in Singapore to support her family in the Philippines, she finds she has traded one set of hardships for another. Betrayed by her selfish husband, she begins to build a new life for herself. Shot in the style of a documentary and using real domestic workers in key roles, this film beautifully captures the daily challenges domestic workers face as they toil in the background.

Produced by Patrick Daly, Joel Fendelman, Frank Hall Green, Prema Menon. Edited by Jon Hammond. Director of Photography: Teck Zee Tan. From Greenmachine Film.

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fr i DAY2 9 Feature A Month of SunDAYS friday, July 29 aT 7:00 pm East Coast Premiere - Australia - 110 min Written and Directed by Matthew Saville.

With Anthony LaPaglia (Without A Trace, The Client), Julia Blake, Justine Clarke, John Clarke.

Real estate agent Frank Mollard can’t move on. Divorced but still attached, he can’t sell a house during a property boom - much less connect with his teenage son. One night Frank gets a phone call from his mother, which is nothing out of the ordinary. Apart from the fact that she died a year ago. An understated comedy about parents and children, houses and homes, ordinary people and improbable salvation. Because everyone deserves a second chance. Even a real estate agent.

Produced by Nick Batzias, Matthew Saville, Kirsty Stark.

Edited by Ken Sallows. Director of Photography: Mark Wareham. A Madman Production Company film.

From Visit Films.

Feature the innocentS friday, July 29 aT 9:15 pm France, Poland - 115 min Directed by Anne Fontaine. Written

by Pascal Bonitzer, Anne Fontaine, Sabrina B. Karine, Alice Vial and Philippe Maynial.

With Lou de Laâge, Agata Kulesza (Ida), Agata Buzek (Redemption), Vincent Macaigne.

The true story of a young French Red Cross doctor who was sent to Poland in 1945 to find, treat and repatriate French survivors of the German camps. When a Polish nun shows up at the hospital begging her to come to the convent, she relunctantly relents only to discover that several of the nuns are in an advanced state of pregnancy, having been raped repeatedly by Soviet soldiers in the vicinity. An amazing story of courage and redemption in the face of brutality.

In French, Polish and Russian with subtitles Produced by Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer. Edited by Annette Dutertre. Director of Photography: Caroline Champetier. From Mandarin Films, Aeroplan Filmm, Mars Films, France 2 Cinéma, and Scope Pictures. A Music Box Films release.

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closiNg NighT FeaTure

John Anderson, film critic, hosts the Stony Brook Film Festival Closing Night Awards Reception as master of ceremonies.

closiNg NighT awards recePTioN

A MAn cAlleD OVe FRIdAy, JuLy 30 AT 8:00 PM U.S. Premiere – Sweden - 116 min Directed by Hannes Holm. Written by Hannes Holm, Fredrik Backman.With Rolf Lassgård, Zozan Akgün, Tobias Almborg, Ida Engvoll.

In Swedish and Persian with subtitles Ove is the neighborhood’s resident grumpy old man. Even though he was deposed as president of the condominium association he still polices the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the house opposite Ove, an accident involving his mailbox turns into an unexpected friendship. A dramatic comedy about love, family and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools.

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Produced by Annica Bellander, Nicklas Wikström Nicastro. Edited by Fredrik Morheden. Director of Photography: Göran Hallberg. From Nordisk Film, Tre Vänner Produktion AB. A Music Box Films release.

2015 STOnY BROOk FilM FeSTiVAl AWARDS nighT L to R: John Anderson, film critic and Awards Reception MC; Pierce Cravens, producer, This Isn’t Funny; Martin Talbot, writer/director, Henri Henri; Céline Bonnier, actor, The Passion of Augustine; Alan Inkles, Stony Brook Film Festival; Valérie Blais, actor, The Passion of Augustine; Maryam Sepehri, writer/director, Thicker Than Paint; Eddie Alfano, actor, Cops and Robbers.

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