My Life as a Comedian (2019)

5.3/10 • 92 min • Drama

Overview

Juha, 12, class clown in the suburb of Sävbyholm, Sweden. To be funny is the only thing he is good at and all he wants is to fit in the social peckingorder at school. When Juha as an adult performs the show – My Life As A Comedian- to sold out theatres and tells the horrid and funny stories from his childhood to the audience he gets an unexpected visit from an old friend from school which makes him return to Sävbyholm and deal with his past.

Cast

Johan Rheborg

Juha

Fredrik Hallgren

Bengt

Jakob Eklund

Stefan

Anna Bjelkerud

Jenny's mom

Arvin Kananian

Mover

Ulla Skoog

Physical Education teacher

Leif Edlund

Neighbor

Maria Sid

Ritva

Cilla Thorell

Marianne

Gizem Erdogan

Stage technician

Klara Zimmergren

Teacher

Pär Brundin

Håkan

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