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IMDB Rating: 4.8

IMDB Votes: 2000

Genere: Comedy, Crime

Country: Sweden

Duration: 82 min

Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, captivating, tense, light, perverse, offbeat, realistic, suspenseful