Feel Good Films You May Have Missed

With our Public Performance Rights access via Kanopy Streaming Videos, Kahuku Public and School Library is happy to present the critically-acclaimed, Swedish film:

A MAN CALLED OVE (PG-13, 2015)

Ove, an ill tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife’s grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors. Based on the bestselling novel.

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling at the Academy Awards. Winner of Best European Comedy at the European Film Awards.

“…hits all of the genre’s sweet spots, without ever tipping into the saccharine.” – Barry Hertz, Globe and Mai

Ove, an ill tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife’s grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors. Based on the bestselling novel.

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year and Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling at the Academy Awards. Winner of Best European Comedy at the European Film Awards.

“…hits all of the genre’s sweet spots, without ever tipping into the saccharine.” – Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail

– from the Kanopy website

This film screening will take place in the daytime and in the back conference room and is best suited for adult and teen audiences.                                                                                                                       Check out the book written by Frederick Backman and stay tuned, as the film will soon be made again for an American market featuring Tom Hanks.

 Please note: runtime is 1 hr 56 minutes. 

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