Vägen ut
Encyclopedia
Vägen ut is a Swedish
drama
/comedy
film from 1999, starring Björn Kjellman
, Shanti Roney
, Peter Haber
, Viveka Seldahl
and Michael Nyqvist
.
in hope that he can set up a play acted by the prisoners. The prisoners are not very interested until five of them realize that if they agree to do the play, they can escape while at a theatre. As the plot evolves, the actors are to various degrees forced to weigh this to their strengthening desire to do the play.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
/comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film from 1999, starring Björn Kjellman
Björn Kjellman
John Björn Sture Kjellman , is a Swedish actor and singer. He has had roles in Swedish movies like Klassfesten and Livet är en schlager, in which he plays a Melodifestivalen-obsessed transsexual who is brother to Helena Bergström's character, who takes part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in the...
, Shanti Roney
Shanti Roney
Shanti Grau Roney is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release...
, Peter Haber
Peter Haber
Peter Alexander Haber is a Swedish actor. He grew up in Södertälje and in Remscheid, Germany. In 1987 he was hired by the Stockholm City Theatre where he was active until 1994....
, Viveka Seldahl
Viveka Seldahl
Viveka Kristina Seldahl, born on March 15, 1944, in Överammer, Jämtland, died on November 3, 2001, in Stockholm, was a Swedish actress.She lived with Swedish actor Sven Wollter from 1971 to her death in 2001....
and 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...
.
Story
The film is about stage actor Reine who quits his job because he is tired of his boss messing people around. He takes a job at the Kumla PrisonKumla prison
Kumla prison is a prison facility in Kumla Municipality, Sweden. It was opened in 1965 and is one of the country's biggest prisons. Kumla is one of three high security prisons in Sweden holding risk inmates . On March 18, 2009, a new supermax facility was opened inside the Kumla Prison.-References :...
in hope that he can set up a play acted by the prisoners. The prisoners are not very interested until five of them realize that if they agree to do the play, they can escape while at a theatre. As the plot evolves, the actors are to various degrees forced to weigh this to their strengthening desire to do the play.
Actors
- Björn KjellmanBjörn KjellmanJohn Björn Sture Kjellman , is a Swedish actor and singer. He has had roles in Swedish movies like Klassfesten and Livet är en schlager, in which he plays a Melodifestivalen-obsessed transsexual who is brother to Helena Bergström's character, who takes part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in the...
as Reine - Shanti RoneyShanti RoneyShanti Grau Roney is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release...
as Glenn - Peter HaberPeter HaberPeter Alexander Haber is a Swedish actor. He grew up in Södertälje and in Remscheid, Germany. In 1987 he was hired by the Stockholm City Theatre where he was active until 1994....
as Jakobsson - Viveka SeldahlViveka SeldahlViveka Kristina Seldahl, born on March 15, 1944, in Överammer, Jämtland, died on November 3, 2001, in Stockholm, was a Swedish actress.She lived with Swedish actor Sven Wollter from 1971 to her death in 2001....
as Hillevi - Michael NyqvistMichael NyqvistRolf 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 Diego - Thomas HanzonThomas HanzonThomas 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 Ekman - Göran RagnerstamGöran Ragnerstam-External links:...
as Heikki - Oliver LoftéenOliver Loftéen-Selected filmography:*Underjordens hemlighet *Bert - Den sista oskulden *Tic Tac*Vägen ut *Pusselbitar *Sex, hopp och kärlek...
as Andrej - Lamine Dieng as Kostas