Poyan Karimi
Josef Esfarander
"The Uppsala Kidnapping" - 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.
Release Date | 2018-08-24 |
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Runtime | 1h 28m |
Directors | Jo Eken Torp, Anders Skog, Henrik Andersson, Oscar Bergman, Chakameh Marandi |
Producers | Sonia Maggioni, Mikael Flodell, Anders Skog |
Writer | Anders Skog |