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DOUBLE SHIFT

by Maria Essén

synopsis

Jonas and Emma have a new baby. Emma, who works as a weather forecaster, goes on maternity leave for eight months. But she starts to suffer from infant-care neurosis and decides to go back to her work. Jonas is left with no other option than to take care of the baby. Jonas works at a small taxi company, makes excuses and hesitates to take paternal responsibility. He eventually meets Jocke, who also looks after his baby.

international title: Double Shift
original title: Som man bäddar...
working title: Världens bästa pappa
country: Sweden
sales agent: Nordisk Film International Sales
year: 2005
genre: fiction
directed by: Maria Essén
film run: 87'
release date: SE 18/03/2005
screenplay: Stefan Ahnhem
cast: Eric Ericson, Lisa Werlinder, Sanna Bråding, Alexander Skarsgård, Jens Hultén, Mikael Persbrandt
cinematography by: Per-Arne Svensson
film editing: Clas Lindberg
art director: Åsa Isacsson
costumes designer: Heidi Larsén
producer: Lennart Dunér
production: Omega Film, Nordisk Film Production AB, Film i Väst
backing: Swedish Film Institute/Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing (SE)

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