Tic Tac is a 1997

1997 in film

-Events:* The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.* Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.* Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.*...

 Swedish

Cinema of Sweden

Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...

 thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson

Daniel Alfredson

Hans Daniel Björn Alfredson is a Swedish film director who is best known for directing film versions of two parts of the Millennium Trilogy: The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest...

 and written by Hans Renhäll, about various people involved in small crime during one day and night in Stockholm

Stockholm

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. The film won the Guldbagge Award

Guldbagge Award

The Guldbagge Award is an official Swedish film award awarded annually since 1964 by the Swedish Film Institute.-Etymology:Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge,...

 for best film and was Sweden's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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, but failed to be nominated.

Some critics have called the movie "a Swedish Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction (film)

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...

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Cast

• Oliver Loftéen
  Oliver Loftéen
  -Selected filmography:*Underjordens hemlighet *Bert - Den sista oskulden *Tic Tac*Vägen ut *Pusselbitar *Sex, hopp och kärlek...
  
   as Micke
• Tuva Novotny
  Tuva Novotny
  Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström , simply known as Tuva Novotny, is a Swedish actress and singer. She was born in Stockholm but grew up in Åmot outside Arvika. Tuva is the daughter of Czech movie director David Novotny and actress Barbro Hedström. She is currently living in Copenhagen in...
  
   as Jeanette
• Jacob Nordenson as Kent
• Tintin Anderzon
  Tintin Anderzon
  Anna Catharina Tintin Anderzon, born 29 April 1964, is a Swedish actress and daughter of actor Kim Anderzon.-Biography:Anderzon recently co starred in the feature film Marianne and has also starred in many Swedish film and television roles.-Filmography:...
  
   as Ylva
• Emil Forselius
  Emil Forselius
  Emil Forselius was a Swedish actor. He graduated from the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 2002. He was awarded a Guldbagge Award for his role as Lasse in the film Tic Tac.-Death:...
  
   as Lasse
• Mats Helin as Jorma
• Claudio Salgado as Pedro
• Nadja Weiss as Francesca
• Thomas Hanzon
  Thomas Hanzon
  Thomas Hanzon , is a Swedish actor and stage actor at The Royal Dramatic Teather in Stockholm.Worked with Ingemar Bergman in both movies and on stage. Born in 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden...
  
   as Niklas
• Douglas Johansson as Tommy
• Franco Mariano as Giuseppe
• Michael Nyqvist
  Michael Nyqvist
  Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist is a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known from his role as police officer Banck in the first series of Beck movies made in 1997. He is recently most recognized for his role in the internationally acclaimed Millennium series as...
  
   as Vinni
• Hugo Ruiz
  Hugo Ruiz
  Hugo Ruiz Dominguez is a Mexican professional boxer in the bantamweight division and is the current interim World Boxing Association bantamweight champion.-Professional career:...
  
   as Manuel
• Gunvor Pontén
  Gunvor Pontén
  Gunvor Margareta Pontén is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in 60 films and television shows since 1949...
  
   as Rosita

Awards and nominations

The film won the Guldbagge Award

Guldbagge Award

The Guldbagge Award is an official Swedish film award awarded annually since 1964 by the Swedish Film Institute.-Etymology:Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge,...

s for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor (Emil Forselius). Hans Renhäll was nominated for Best Script. It also won the Don Quijote Award and FIPRESCI

FIPRESCI

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 Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....

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