Tillsammans (2000)

Director:

Lukas Moodysson

Writer:

Lukas Moodysson (writer)

Release Date:

25 August 2000 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

one house; one revolutionary; two open straight marriages; three gay people (maybe four); three children; two carnivores and eight vegetarians; there's only one way they're going to make it... together

Plot:

Elisabeth tires of her husband Rolf, so she packs her bags, takes the kids and goes to her brother Göran...

Plot Keywords:

Police Custody | Teenage Boy | Reconciliation | High School | Alternative Lifestyle

Awards:

14 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Lisa Lindgren	...	Elisabeth
Michael Nyqvist	...	Rolf
Emma Samuelsson	...	Eva
Sam Kessel	...	Stefan
Gustaf Hammarsten	...	Göran
Anja Lundkvist	...	Lena (as Anja Lundqvist)
Jessica Liedberg	...	Anna
Ola Rapace	...	Lasse (as Ola Norell)
Axel Zuber	...	Tet
Shanti Roney	...	Klas
Olle Sarri	...	Erik
Cecilia Frode	...	Signe
Lars Frode	...	Sigvard
Emil Moodysson	...	Måne
Henrik Lundström	...	Fredrik
Thérèse Brunnander	...	Margit
Claes Hartelius	...	Ragnar
Sten Ljunggren	...	Birger
Mats Blomgren
Thomas Björnelin
Chun Yin Cheung	...	Waiter
David Cheung	...	Waiter
Khim Efraimsson	...	Waiter
David Fornander
Johan Hammarén
Jasmine Heikura	...	Girl at Eva's school
Anders Sticklestad Svensson
Karin Stigsdotter
Katarina Törnblad	...	Girl at Eva's School
Daniel Widlund

Directed by
Lukas Moodysson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lukas Moodysson		writer

Produced by
Anna Anthony	....	associate producer
Malte Forsell	....	line producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen	....	co-producer
Lars Jönsson	....	producer
Kermit Smith	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Ulf Brantås

Film Editing by
Fredrik Abrahamsen
Michal Leszczylowski

Casting by
Imor Hermann

Art Direction by
Carl Johan De Geer

Set Decoration by
Li Garpenfeldt

Costume Design by
Mette Möller

Makeup Department
Linda Boije af Gennäs	....	makeup artist
Jessica Cederholm	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Peter Bengtsson	....	post-production manager
Anna Malini Ahlberg	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Malin Fornander	....	assistant director

Art Department
Josefin Åsberg	....	assistant art director
Mikael Back	....	carpenter
Li Garpenfeldt	....	set dresser
Rickard Grönvall	....	painter
Louise Gylling	....	props
Sofie Kinngard	....	painter
Marie Nyberg	....	property master
Hanna Ostrowski	....	assistant property master
Kristoffer Sjöström	....	painter
Tomas Torstensson	....	carpenter
Frank Zandhoff	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Anders Billing	....	sound
Berndt Frithiof	....	sound mixer
Niklas Gustafsson	....	sound editor
Niklas Gustafsson	....	sound
Morten Holm	....	sound mixer
Anders Hörling	....	sound editor
Thomas Huhn	....	sound editor
Thomas Huhn	....	sound
Niclas Merits	....	sound
Per Nyström	....	sound editor
Per Sundström	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Gunnar Ahlgren	....	optical printer
Janne Lundkvist	....	scanner operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Björn Becker	....	electrician
Trolle Davidson	....	assistant camera
Marcus Hansson	....	best boy
Per-Anders Jörgensen	....	still photographer
Oskar Larsson	....	best boy
Sten Lindberg	....	lighting technician
Michael Orrek	....	second assistant camera
Peter Widing	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ingemar Holst	....	extras costumes
Ulrika Sjöö	....	first assistant costume designer
Aida Stålnacke	....	second assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Kristin Grundström	....	assistant editor
Katarina Wiklund	....	assistant editor
Jörgen Wiman	....	negative cutter

Other crew
Daniel Ahlqvist	....	location manager
Jonas Andersson	....	film assistant
Lise-Lotte Book	....	film assistant
Benny Carlsson	....	film assistant
Anders Claesson	....	film assistant
Jon Ekstrand	....	film assistant
Ernesto Estroz	....	film assistant
Malin Fornander	....	script supervisor
Claudio Fransson	....	film assistant
Hanna Hansson	....	film assistant
Sebastian Hedin	....	location assistant
Kerstin Hofstadius	....	travel arrangements
Pia Janols	....	economy
Lars Karlsson	....	film assistant
Kenneth Kidbo	....	film assistant
Örjan Kihlberg	....	film assistant
Anna Knochenhauer	....	assistant to producer
Ronaldo Kuhse	....	film assistant
Jesper Kurlandsky	....	assistant to producer
Robert Kustosik	....	film assistant
Jenny Liedberg	....	assistant to cast
Johan Lindblad	....	film assistant
Coco Moodysson	....	consultant
Jenny Nilsson	....	film assistant
Jeff Norman	....	film assistant
Jonas Ohlsson	....	production assistant
Fanny Oldenburg	....	film assistant
Peter Orentzon	....	film assistant
Olle Persson	....	film assistant
Peter Possne	....	distribution executive: Sonet Film
Sofie Roos	....	film assistant
Emma Kristina Sahlén	....	production assistant
Anne-Helene Sommarström	....	public relations
Anders Sticklestad Svensson	....	child supervisor
Sarah Strand	....	production assistant
Martin Strömberg	....	film assistant
Poa Strömberg	....	legal advisor
Linda Trulsén	....	extras manager
Camilla Vikingsson	....	production assistant
Margareta Wiechel	....	laboratory manager

Production Companies

• Memfis Film
• Film i Väst
• Keyfilms Roma
• SVT Drama, Göteborg
• TV1000 AB
• Zentropa Entertainments

Distributors

• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (Denmark)
• Sandrew Metronome Norge A/S (Norway)
• Alfa Films (Argentina)
• Bitters End (Japan) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Cosmopol FD
• Filmfreak Distributie (2001) (Netherlands) (video)
• Gateno Films (2003) (Peru) (all media)
• Golem Distribución (Spain)
• Haut et Court (France)
• IFC Films (2001) (USA) (subtitled)
• IFC Releasing (USA)
• Imagem Filmes (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2000) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Keyfilms Roma
• Look Now! (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Sonet Film (Sweden)
• Upstream Pictures (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Together (International: English title) (Italy)
Tillsammans (Denmark)
Bem-Vindos (Brazil) [pt]
Juntos (Spain) [es]
Kimpassa (Finland) [fi]
Mazi (Greece) (festival title) [el]
Tilsammans (Norway) [no]
Todos juntos (Argentina) [es]
Together (France) [fr]
Tous ensemble (France) (subtitle) [fr]
Tylko razem (Poland) [pl]
Zusammen! (Germany) (TV title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for nudity/sexuality and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark | Italy

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Trollhättan, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Company:

Memfis Film

Trivia:

The character of Birger, a desperately lonely man played by Sten Ljunggren, previously appeared in Moodysson's short film Bara prata lite (1997) which focused on him.

Quotes:

Fredrik: It's exactly the same.
Eva: Yes, there's no difference.
Fredrik: Imagine if we really changed and went around like this.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lilja 4-ever (2002)

Soundtrack:

At the House of Elrond and the Ring goes South

Welcome to Our Delightful Soccer Game

In 1975, in Stockholm, the housewife Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) gets tired of her abusive and drunken husband Rolf (Michael Nyqvist), and she moves with her teenager daughter Eva (Emma Samuelsson) and her young son Stefan (Sam Kessel) to the hippie community where her brother Goran (Gustav Hammarsten) lives. Goran is a good man, who has an open relationship with his mate Lena (Anja Lundqvist), but does not feel comfortable with the situation. They are welcomed by the group composed of a new-lesbian Anna (Jessica Liedberg), her "almost gay" husband and their children; a gay; and an idealist communist. Eva becomes friend of her neighbor Fredrik, and with the new-arrivals in the commune, lives of the members change. Meanwhile, Rolf misses Elizabeth and his family, stops drinking and tries to approach to Elizabeth again.

"Tillsammans" is a delightful dramatic comedy of this great Swedish director Lukas Moodysson. The story is very human and engaging, with many characters very well-developed that find themselves in a world of freedom and without repression, changing their behaviors and improving as human beings. Very hilarious, at least for South-Americans, the two boys playing of torture as if one of them was the Chilean General Augusto Pinochet. The integration promoted by the soccer game is fantastic. The soundtrack with hits of the 70's is wonderful and another attraction. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Bem-Vindos" ("Welcome")