The Ape (2009 film)
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Director Jesper Ganslandt Music director Erik Enocksson Duration Country Sweden | 6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Thriller Screenplay Jesper Ganslandt Writer Jesper Ganslandt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 3 September 2009 (2009-09-03) (Venice)23 October 2009 (2009-10-23) (Sweden) Cast (Krister), Françoise Joyce (Mother), Sean Pietrulewicz (Son), Niclas Gillis (Jonas), (Jonas' friend), Eva Rexed (Driving school student)Similar movies Sweden movies, Dramas |
The Ape (Swedish: ) is a 2009 Swedish drama film directed by Jesper Ganslandt. It is Ganslandts second feature film, following Falkenberg Farewell from 2006. Inspired by British director Mike Leigh, the film uses an unconventional method where the lead actor, Olle Sarri, wasnt allowed to read the script. Instead he was led to locations and instructed before the filming of each scene, unaware of the full plot until filming was completed. The title comes from an anecdote composer Erik Enocksson once told the director, where he while travelling on a packed bus suddenly got the feeling that all people around him were apes.
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A descent into hell, Jesper Ganslandt's disturbing and suspenseful second feature begins with a man waking up in unfamiliar surroundings, only to find the life he knew the day before is gone.
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Release
The Ape premiered on 3 September 2009 at the Venice Film Festival, in the section Venice Days. It was subsequently shown as part of the Vanguard section at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and at the London International Film Festival, in October 2009.
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