Call Mom!

Call Mom!
Promotional poster
SwedishRing mamma!
Directed byLisa Aschan
Written byLisa Aschan
Starring
Release date
  • 20 November 2019 (2019-11-20)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Call Mom! (Swedish: Ring mamma!) is a 2019 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Lisa Aschan.

Plot

Nina's 35th birthday leads her to reconsider the current state of her complicated life. She has a thorny relationship with her mother, a friends with benefits arrangement with her married colleague, and a best friend who wants help finding semen for a DIY artificial insemination.

Cast

Release

The film premiered on 22 November 2019.

Reception

Call Mom! received 3/5 stars from Helena Lindblad [sv] in Dagens Nyehter. In a mixed-to-positive review for Kulturnyheterna [sv], critic Fredrik Sahlin [sv] praised Sanna Sundqvist's comedic leading performance but felt the film occasionally leaned too far into formulaic genre tropes. Both Lindblad and Sahlin noted similarities to Bridget Jones Diary. Jens Peterson [sv] cited a scene involving Cecilia Forss and Björn Gustafsson as the film's funniest.

Sundqvist and Evin Ahmad were both nominated for Guldbagge Awards for their performances. Aschan was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay.

References

  1. ↑ Hellsten, Anna (22 November 2019). "Som åskådare mår man fysiskt dåligt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Jansson, Björn (20 November 2019). "Ring Mamma - komedi om nära relationer". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 Lindblad, Helena (21 November 2019). "Singelsex och närhetsskräck i "Ring mamma!"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 Sahlin, Fredrik (22 November 2019). "Filmrecension: Frispråkig komik i Ring mamma!". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Peterson, Jens (21 November 2019). "Krystad svensk komedi kring mammarollen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Här är alla nominerade till Guldbaggegalan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2025.