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The Uppsala Kidnapping

20181h 28mAnders Skog
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A black comedy centered on the real events of the kidnapping that became a viral phenomenon with millions of live followers. Inspired by actual events occurred in Uppsala during Christmas 2011. In a desperate attempt to solve his economic problems Josef Esfarander, a medical student, plans to kidnap a law student from a wealthy family, assisted by his girlfriend Shirin and a credulous friend from high school. Josef strongly believes he achieved the perfect plan, but contrary to all his expectation the carrying out of the kidnapping becomes a farce.

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Kidnapping

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What is The Uppsala Kidnapping (2018) about?

A black comedy centered on the real events of the kidnapping that became a viral phenomenon with millions of live followers. Inspired by actual events occurred in Uppsala during Christmas 2011. In a desperate attempt to solve his economic problems Josef Esfarander, a medical student, plans to kidnap a law student from a wealthy family, assisted by his girlfriend Shirin and a credulous friend from…

Who stars in The Uppsala Kidnapping?

The Uppsala Kidnapping stars Poyan Karimi (Josef Esfarander), Peter Åström (Henning Olausson), Rasmus Luthander (Sebastian Åhlund), Shirin Golchin (Shirin Darvish), Pierre Dahlander (Rolf Pettersson). The film was directed by Anders Skog.

How long is The Uppsala Kidnapping?

The Uppsala Kidnapping has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2018.

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