100 min.



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This beautifully shot 2009 Swedish film is a heartwarming drama --- dark in parts, sweet in others --- but always extremely genuine.

On an idyllic street in a colorful neighborhood, Göran and Sven seem to want the same thing as their hetero-normative neighbors: leisurely afternoons at block parties, raising a family, creating a beautiful garden. But the flowers won't grow, the neighborhood kids yell "homo" at them and Göran, prone to drinking, smoking and outbursts, is wary of their pending adoption, having already failed once as a father and husband.

When news of a 1.5-year-old baby boy Patrik arrives, Sven is bubbling with anticipation and Göran even seems eager to welcome their adopted child into their home. Unfortunately, a typographical error has been made, and, instead of an infant, an embittered homophobic 15-year-old juvenile delinquent arrives on their tranquil street. The new gays on the block struggle to make it work as Sven reaches out, Göran's trepidation escalates and Patrik flat-out refuses to live with his new parents.

The film is screened in Swedish with English subtitles. Directed by Ella Lemhagen, the cast includes Gustaf Skarsgard and Torkel Petersson.