Monday Morning Maybe

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2000 | 128 min | Drama, Comedy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes secrets inside secrets and fans of sharp satire. Nobody is quite who they seem. A good follow-up to Code 3 or Four Lions. The jokes have targets, and it hits most of them.
The mood
Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

A 15-year-old Somalian boy meets a 40-year-old Iranian man in a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them, they decide to take their faiths in their own hands and together they go on a journey in the Swedish summer.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Geir Hansteen Jörgensen

  • Mike AlmayehuAli
  • Michalis KoutsogiannakisMassoud
  • Lia BoysenLouise
  • Lars VäringerKjell
  • Nicholas RiesbeckMackan
  • Evert LindkvistThe Old Man
  • Inga ÅleniusThe Old Lady
  • Jan ÅströmBig Bert
  • Simon NorrthonGreger
  • Anette LindbäckEva