Alex is a charming slob who neither takes responsibility for himself nor those closest to him and his life is anything but under control. His relationship with his girlfriend Lisa is terrible and he is also unemployed. When Lisa suddenly has enough and throws Alex out onto the street, he is forced to look for a job to survive and suddenly he finds himself as an assistant to a group of mentally disabled people and they make him see life with new eyes step by step...

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The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes (2011)

Drama · 1h 37m · 3/18/2011

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Alex is a charming slob who neither takes responsibility for himself nor those closest to him and his life is anything but under control. His relationship with his girlfriend Lisa is terrible and he is also unemployed. When Lisa suddenly has enough and throws Alex out onto the street, he is forced to look for a job to survive and suddenly he finds himself as an assistant to a group of mentally disabled people and they make him see life with new eyes step by step...

Status

Released

Language

Swedish

Production Company

Sonet Film
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Cast
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Sverrir Gudnason

Alex
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Vanna Rosenberg

Hanna
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Mats Melin

Kjell-Åke
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Theresia Widarsson

Filippa
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Bosse Östlin

Ebbe
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Ellinore Holmer

Katarina
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Maja Carlsson

Kristina
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Marie Robertson

Anna-Lena
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Claes Malmberg

Peter
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Cecilia Forss

Lisa
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Eva Funck

Mother of Leif
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Jill Ung

Mother of Katarina
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Tommy Sporrong

Brother of kjell-Åke
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Bill Hugg

Ryttmästaren
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Nadine Kirschon

Laura
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Dag Malmberg

Micke
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Kalle Westerdahl

Anna-Lena's Boyfriend
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Erland Beskow

Troublemaker
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Peter Eriksson

Man in a suit
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Tomas Brolin

Jury 1
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Elisabeth Höglund

Jury 2
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Kevin Borg

Jury 3
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Sísí Sverrisdóttir Uggla

Josefin
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Dogge Doggelito

Anchor
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Erik Jonsson

Policeman
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Anton Lavi

Talent in red pants / guy in audience (uncredited)
Crew
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Lena Koppel

Director
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Trine Piil Christensen

Writer
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Lena Koppel

Writer
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