Together 99

 

Together 99 (Tillsammans 99)

• Director: Lukas Moodysson
• Seen by this director: Fucking Åmål, Lilja 4-ever, Tillsammans
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Lisa Lindgren, Gustaf Hammarsten, Anja Lundqvist, Shanti Roney, Sten Ljungren, Jonas Karlsson
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in
• Lisa Lindgren – Tusenbröder, Tillsammans
• Gustaf Hammarsten – Old, Stockholm, Cleo, Tillsammans
• David Dencik – Chernobyl, Snömannen, Regression, Fasanjägarna, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Män som hatar kvinnor, Upp till kamp
• Jonas Karlsson – Snömannen, Gustav III:s äktenskap, The Tempest at Sweden’s Dramatic Theatre
• Shanti Roney - Tusenbröder, Stockholm, Tillsammans
• Sten Ljungren – Gräns, Snoken, Tillsammans
• Why? Tillsammans
• Seen: 12 September 2024 

Twenty-four years later. Only two of them still live in the commune Tillsammans (Together), Göran (Hammarsten) and Klasse (Roney). They have weekly meetings (read: bickering) to discuss the washing up and the need to recruit new members.

Then Klasse invites the old gang to Göran’s birthday.

Awkward, awkward.

The abusive-turned loving husband (Michael Nyquist) has died – accident or suicide, no one knows. Michael Nyquist has died so they had to write him out the story (I miss him still) but he’s mentioned in the credits. Others, whereabouts unknown, or suffering mental illness or cancer, or spewing fanatical right-wing hatred, or successful in the real world but unhappy. And there’s a guy there who no one knows. Who’s he?

The first film is funny as well as sad. This one is just sad. Old dreams and friendships have faded or become scewed.

It’s as good as the first one.

4* of 5