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) |