Dear Alice
Encyclopedia
Dear Alice is a 2010 Swedish drama film
directed by Othman Karim
starring Danny Glover
, Tuva Novotny
and Peter Gardiner
. The film is written by Karim and Grace Maharaj-Eriksson.
Dear Alice competed at the 2010 Moscow Film Festival.
) is a newly arrived immigrant from Gambia to Sweden
. He is about to give up on his little store selling African art
. Karin Carlsson-Said (Tuva Novotny
) is a lawyer who is about to enter a new important step in her career as a lawyer. Her husband Moses (Peter Gardiner
) must send money to his hospitalized father in Uganda
, but there are problems with the transaction and has issues with keeping up his work as a Social Worker. Bosse (Ulf Brunnberg
) is the TV star who finds out he has been fired off his own show and finds his young wife with another man, Håkan (Stefan Sauk
) is a charming celebrity with an alcohol problem and now once again needs help from his lawyer Karin Carlsson-Said.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Othman Karim
Othman Karim
Othman Karim is a Swedish film director, documentary producer, television presenter and photographer.Karim came to Sweden from Uganda in 1975 when his family fled Idi Amin's reign...
starring Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
, Tuva Novotny
Tuva Novotny
Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström , simply known as Tuva Novotny, is a Swedish actress and singer. She was born in Stockholm but grew up in Åmot outside Arvika. Tuva is the daughter of Czech movie director David Novotny and actress Barbro Hedström. She is currently living in Copenhagen in...
and Peter Gardiner
Peter Gardiner
Peter Clarence Gardiner is a Swedish actor and dancer.-Biography:Gardiner received his formal training as a contemporary ballet dancer at Balettakademien in Stockholm and has performed at all the large stages in Sweden and at Nye Carte Blanche and Isadora...
. The film is written by Karim and Grace Maharaj-Eriksson.
Dear Alice competed at the 2010 Moscow Film Festival.
Plot
Very different lives, becomes interweaved during what seems like an ordinary day. Franzis Namazi (Danny GloverDanny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
) is a newly arrived immigrant from Gambia to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He is about to give up on his little store selling African art
African art
African art constitutes one of the most diverse legacies on earth. Though many casual observers tend to generalize "traditional" African art, the continent is full of people, societies, and civilizations, each with a unique visual special culture. The definition also includes the art of the African...
. Karin Carlsson-Said (Tuva Novotny
Tuva Novotny
Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström , simply known as Tuva Novotny, is a Swedish actress and singer. She was born in Stockholm but grew up in Åmot outside Arvika. Tuva is the daughter of Czech movie director David Novotny and actress Barbro Hedström. She is currently living in Copenhagen in...
) is a lawyer who is about to enter a new important step in her career as a lawyer. Her husband Moses (Peter Gardiner
Peter Gardiner
Peter Clarence Gardiner is a Swedish actor and dancer.-Biography:Gardiner received his formal training as a contemporary ballet dancer at Balettakademien in Stockholm and has performed at all the large stages in Sweden and at Nye Carte Blanche and Isadora...
) must send money to his hospitalized father in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, but there are problems with the transaction and has issues with keeping up his work as a Social Worker. Bosse (Ulf Brunnberg
Ulf Brunnberg
-Selected filmography:* Varning för Jönssonligan * Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry * Jönssonligan får guldfeber * Jönssonligan dyker upp igen * Jönssonligan på Mallorca...
) is the TV star who finds out he has been fired off his own show and finds his young wife with another man, Håkan (Stefan Sauk
Stefan Sauk
Stefan Sauk is a Swedish actor and comedian, born on June 6, 1955, in Stockholm.Sauk has not only worked in films, he has also worked a lot on television...
) is a charming celebrity with an alcohol problem and now once again needs help from his lawyer Karin Carlsson-Said.
Cast
- Danny GloverDanny GloverDanny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
- Franzis Namazi - Tuva NovotnyTuva NovotnyTuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström , simply known as Tuva Novotny, is a Swedish actress and singer. She was born in Stockholm but grew up in Åmot outside Arvika. Tuva is the daughter of Czech movie director David Novotny and actress Barbro Hedström. She is currently living in Copenhagen in...
- Karin Carlsson-Said - Stefan SaukStefan SaukStefan Sauk is a Swedish actor and comedian, born on June 6, 1955, in Stockholm.Sauk has not only worked in films, he has also worked a lot on television...
- Håkan Pettersson - Regina LundRegina LundRegina Charlotta Theodora Lund is a Swedish actress and singer. She is the daughter of actress Sonja Lund. Regina is no longer in a relationship with the Swedish rock star Joakim Thåström. She is frequently seen in Swedish magazines with new men by her side. The last in the row is an American...
- Elisabeth Krantz - Ulf BrunnbergUlf Brunnberg-Selected filmography:* Varning för Jönssonligan * Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry * Jönssonligan får guldfeber * Jönssonligan dyker upp igen * Jönssonligan på Mallorca...
- Bosse Krantz - Peter GardinerPeter GardinerPeter Clarence Gardiner is a Swedish actor and dancer.-Biography:Gardiner received his formal training as a contemporary ballet dancer at Balettakademien in Stockholm and has performed at all the large stages in Sweden and at Nye Carte Blanche and Isadora...
- Moses Said - Meta Velander - Elsa