Patrik 1,5

Patrik 1,5 (2008)

Göran and Sven Skoogh is a gay married couple. They have just moved into a new neighborhood, somewhere in Sweden, where they're going to start a family. They have been passed all the tests and such that a couple (and probably more since they're a gay couple) and now awaits a child. But when they go to the child service to get the information about their child they found out there is no one to get. They are all sad and filled with misery. When Göran one day gets the mail there is a letter in it telling them that there is a child called Patrik and he's 1,5 years old and he's theirs if they want him.
When they open the door there is no little baby there. Outside a 15 year old Patrik stands. Their whole world turns upside down. Sven can't handle it and starts to drink more than usual and eventually leaves.
Göran on the other hand sees something in Patrik and they soon become friends finding a common subject in gardening.

Patrik 1,5 have a lot of twists and turns that are original and funny. It's also amazingly shot and really captures the Swedish 'Svensson' life.
Both Gustaf Skarsgård (Göran) and Torkel Pettersson (Sven) play gay really well... but still they don't over play it as it tends to happen. Also Thomas Ljungman who plays Patrik gives a very convincing interpretation of the tortured, misunderstood teenager who only wants a family... love his hair to.

I give this movie a 7/10... definitely worth a watch. A real feel good film. I'm also a huge fan of Ella Lemhagen who has written and directed the movie. She has done way many funny and down to earth Swedish comedies.

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-Elin