Sophelikoptern (2015)

	Also Known As: The garbage helicopter, Der Müllhubschrauber
	Year of first release: 2015
	Director: Jonas Selberg Augustsén
	Actors: Christopher Burjanski, Daniel Szoppe, Jessica Szoppe
	Country: S
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 08.11.2015, CineStar 5, Romani/Swedish/English version, NFDL2015
Synopsis: An elderly Roma woman yearns for her wall clock, which has been in the repair shop for a year. So she calls her granddaughter to pick it up and bring it. Shortly thereafter, a Saab takes to the road, carrying the clock, three people Baki (Burjanski), Saska (Daniel Szoppe) and Enesa (Jessica Szoppe) – including one obsessed with crossword puzzles, a giant roll of bubble wrap and a device for detecting speed traps.
Review: The story is quite simple but the Swedish roads have many surprises. Strange monuments, strange behaviours at the few tank stations, etc. Since 2010, Augustsén shoots movies focused on one minority language of Sweden (The Autumn man in Finnish and Myrlandet in Samí. This time Romaní. Augustsén shows that the daily life of the standard Swede is full of absurd humour because full of absurd hobbies and reactions, full of silence, full of stereotypes on the minorities, etc. I like the standard answer the three road riders give to the Swedes ("We speak Swedish").  The actors are really coming from the Romaní minority and their behaviour is like the Swedish behaviours quite strange and funny for me. They are authentic, maybe because they experienced these daily life scenes as well. Note that two siblings are playing the main roles. I do not know whether it is due to Sweden or due to the city/country-side difference. Anyway the scenes with dialogue or silence humour or with situation humour made me laugh a lot.  The cinematography with a strictly unmoving camera for each take opens a door to many humouristic games. The black-and-white cinematography captures moments with great authenticity and sometimes mystery.  I liked not only the movie but also the idea of the movie done by a Swede in a minority language.
Rating: 7 /10