Klassfesten


Klassfesten is a 2002 Swedish comedy/drama film written and directed by Måns Herngren and Hannes Holm. The film stars Björn Kjellman, Cecilia Frode, Inday Ba, Henrik Hjelt, Lisa Lindgren and Ulf Friberg. The film was released on 27 February 2002 in Sweden.

Plot

20 years after Magnus Edkvist graduated from the ninth grade in Hagsätra, he gets an invitation to a class reunion. He declines the invitation, because he doesn't want to relive some of the most embarrassing moments of his life. Magnus rather stays home with his wife Lollo and his daughter. But when Magnus starts to think about his teenage crush, Hillevi, and whether she will go or not. He decides to go to the reunion, in hope that Hillevi will show up.

Cast

The music in the film is "Calleth You, Cometh I" and "Topsy Kaiser", both songs made by the Swedish band The Ark. The Ark's singer Ola Salo has written the two songs. He wrote "Calleth You, Cometh I" together with Peter Kvint.

Accolades

Cecilia Frode won the Guldbagge Award in 2003 for Best Supporting Actress.