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The Guy in the Grave Next Door(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-08-02
57%
31 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Overview:
Desirée, a modern librarian with urban friends and interests is visiting her late husband's grave when she meets Benny, a simple farmer. After his mother's death Benny lives alone on the run-down farm, desperately seeking a woman to take care of him. In spite of their differences the two have the dream of finding that special someone in common, and fall passionately in love. Benny wants Desirée to move in with him and start a family as soon as possible. But being a farmer's wife is not something she is very enthusiastic about. Just presenting Benny as her boyfriend proves to be an embarrassing experience. And when she gets a tempting job offer in Stockholm she has to consider her priorities carefully.
Languages: Swedish.
Countries:
Norway,
Sweden
ProductionCompanies: 
Yellow Cottage
Sonet Film
Movie: The Guy in the Grave Next Door
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michael Nyqvist
Benny
Elisabet Carlsson
Desiré
Anna Azcárate
Lilian
Rolf Degerlund
Bengt-Göran
Lotta Östlin Stenshäll
Anita
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Desirée, a modern librarian with urban friends and interests is visiting her late husband's grave when she meets Benny, a simple farmer. After his mother's death Benny lives alone on the run-down farm, desperately seeking a woman to take care of him. In spite of their differences the two have the dream of finding that special someone in common, and fall passionately in love. Benny wants Desirée to move in with him and start a family as soon as possible. But being a farmer's wife is not something she is very enthusiastic about. Just presenting Benny as her boyfriend proves to be an embarrassing experience. And when she gets a tempting job offer in Stockholm she has to consider her priorities carefully.
Release Date
2002-08-02
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