Slim Susie

Slim Susie
Slim Susie
	Swedish DVD cover
Directed by	Ulf Malmros
Written by	Ulf Malmros; Petteri Nuottimäki
Produced by	Christer Nilson
Starring	Tuva Novotny; Jonas Rimeika; Björn Starrin; Kjell Bergqvist; Malin Morgan
Cinematography	Mats Olofsson
Distributed by	Home Vision Entertainment (HVE); Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
Release date	2003;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Slim Susie (

Petteri Nuottimäki. It is considered Ulf Malmros's most popular film.^[1]

Plot

The film is set in a small industrial town in Värmland, where a young man returns to his hometown from Stockholm to investigate the sudden disappearance of his sister. He initially has little success with his inquiries, performed through the rekindling of brief acquaintances with the odd characters of his youth, and he eventually forms a picture of what has happened.

Cast

Most of the actors are amateurs, with Tuva Novotny, Kjell Bergqvist and Michael Nyqvist being the only ones of greater prominence. Björn Starrin and Lotta Tejle had their breakthrough in the film.

Tuva Novotny as Smala Sussie (Slim Susie), the sister of Erik
Jonas Rimeika as Erik, who moved away to Stockholm 3 years prior to the plot.
Björn Starrin as Grits Pölsa, a wheeler, pothead and drugdealer interested in filmmaking and makes wine of garbage
Kjell Bergqvist as Billy Davidsson, a corrupt local policeman
Malin Morgan as Sandra, working in the pizzeria
Lotta Tejle as Gudrun, Sussies coworker and a disgruntled wife
Michael Nyqvist as Mörka Rösten ("the dark voice"), a police officer from Karlstad
Lena Dahlman as Gerd, proprietor of the VCR cassette rental and local drug lord
Johan Andersson as Micke Tretton (cf.
The Piranha Brothers in Monty Python
's Flying Circus)