It is not a very promising premise for a novel: Ove is a grumpy old man who hates cats, people and cars driving near his townhouse. He has alienated everyone special to him — even his best friend Rune ...
A boisterous young family move in next door to an isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, and a mailbox accident begins an unexpected friendship.
Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wifes grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his ...
The film, directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), is based on Swedish writer Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel and New York Times No.1 bestseller A Man Called Ove. It tells the story of Otto ...
Magee and Nicastro previously collaborated on a screen adaptation of another Backman novel, "A Man Called Ove," which was turned into the feature "A Man Called Otto" starring Tom Hanks.