Mending Hugo's Heart (2017)
Vilken jävla cirkus
"What a Damn Circus" - A young university student Hugo falls in love with promising violinist Agnes, but something happens that changes his life completely. Moving on, the story turns into a romantic drama-comedy with great portions of humour and warmth, as Hugo ends up at Circus Margôt and is drawn into that absorbing existence.
- Date of release
- 2017-10-02
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Helena Bergström
Casting
- Gustav Lindh — Hugo
- Evin Ahmad — Agnes
- Molly Nutley — Anna
- Tomas von Brömssen — Cirkusdirektör Casall
- Johan Widerberg
- Vanna Rosenberg
- Aliette Opheim
- Trolle Rhodin
- Livia Millhagen — Hugo's mother
- Marta Oldenburg — Oksana
- Agneta Ehrensvärd — Sigrid
- Alexi Carpentieri
Interesting facts
Mending Hugo's Heart is a 2017 Swedish dramatic comedy film written and directed by Helena Bergström. The film follows Hugo, a university student left directionless by the tragic death of his girlfriend Agnes, after he somewhat accidentally joins a financially struggling circus troupe led by Casall. It premiered on 20 October 2017 and received negative reviews from critics.
Production
The film was written and directed by Helena Bergström. She wrote her first draft of the script in 2010.
Filming began at the end of January 2017. It was primarily filmed in Ulricehamn and Gothenburg. For the project, a large tent was constructed north of Ulricehamn.
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