Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm.
In one night, the country of Sweden was transfigured. The film "Palme" is about his life,
his time, and about the Sweden he created. About a man who altered history. "Palme" broke all
box office records for a Swedish documentary upon it’s release in mid-September 2012.
It became a docu blockbuster and surpassed 240 000 admissions in Sweden, making it the
strongest theatrical run for a Swedish doc in over 30 years. In Norway, Finland and Denmark
and more than 3,7 million viewers in total for the TV-series broadcasted on Swedish Television.
In January 2013 it was awarded two Guldbagge's for Best Editing and Best Score.
Duration:
Feature Film 1.45 & 3*58 min TV-Series
Year of Production:
2012
Directed by:
Maud Nycander, Kristina Lindström
Producer:
Fredrik Heinig, Mattias Nohrborg
Editing:
Niels Paugh Andersen, Andreas Johnsson, Hanna Lejonqvist
Music:
Benny Andersson
Awards:
Guldbagge best editing 2013
Guldbagge best music 2013
Guldbagge, nominated for best documentary, 2013
TV–Kristallen, nominated for best documentary 2013
Produced by:
B-Reel AB
www.b-reel.com/projects/feature-films/
With support by:
The Swedish Film InstituteThe
Danish Film Institute
Nordic Film & TV Fund
Festival:
Göteborg international filmfestival
Haugesunds filmfestival
Lûbeck filmfestival mm
Distribution:
Scanbox Entertaiment Sweden AB, SVT–sales