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this is both emotional and funny. one of many few really good Swedish films out there... big credits to Helena Bergström for her excellent work.

First of I would like to point out how hard it is for people to get into the police academy in Sweden. the standard is higher then the most country's.

And actually thats whats this movie is all about.

secondly the humor in this movie is quite funny, really funny in some parts. the family plots whit the father problems is as Im made to believe based upon a true story.

You could say that this is a Swedish version of the police academy. there is only one movie based on the same sort of movies from Sweden and it is Kopps.. a really nice piece.

but again thanks for this lovely movie..

This is not good. I found myself enjoying more and more Swedish movies lately so i thought is should give this one a try. There was a lot of hype around it because the director is a already famous actress. The movie is about two girls who ends up applying to the police academy at the same time, its about their families and boyfriends etc.

The thing that most annoyed me is the weird musical choices and the awful timing. If you see it you'll agree. Then the relationship between the two girls and their fathers, which seems to be the biggest part of the plot, and its just so silly and stupid. I mean you couldn't care less about it. I cant really find anything to write i just saw that the commentary was empty so i thought i should contribute. It really sucks and you'd think the director would have picked a better script or done something more to it but instead its just crap. Boring, boring, stupid, bad acting. Good night

I feel that Helena Bergström has captured the Swedish society in an honest matter. Maybe she is able to due to the relation with Colin Nutley, who has also been put through oddities in order to adapt to the Swedish system.

It is picturing how hard it is for well educated immigrants (with for Swedes odd names) into Sweden to actually get to work with what they have been educated/trained to do. They usually end up in a cleaning-or construction-crew or as in the picture, an ice-cream-salesman, or in the case of the dad, a world famous Thorax-surgeon that ends up as a subway-operator. Also you learn that in Sweden, connections is everything. Without them you will not get very far!

She also captured the spontaneity and immaturity of many "tweenagers" in Sweden today, and did it in an entertaining way.

I liked this movie since I thought it was a funny entertaining movie with a deeper message and an honest screenshot of how it is in Sweden.

Swedish film about two young 20 year olds applying to be accepted into the police academy. They meet by chance and their lives intertwine as their friendship deepens.

One is a Turkish immigrant who's been here since the age of 12, when her father had to leave the country because he was accused of having operated on a dissident.

We have the Turkish family trying to assimilate into the new culture while the father gradually starts to accept his fate and finally starts to looks forward to a future in his chosen country of residence.

Waffling here to make the required character count. What a silly notion having to write six hundred character reviews about pointless films.

One character misspeaks on the title of the movie (international one that is, which is the "mind the gap" I mention in my summary line) ... cynics may say that he doesn't actually misspeak. I wouldn't say that - but the joke and the opportunity to use it, is right there.

Having said that, we have an unlikely meeting and friendship here. Meeting may be a bit far stretched ... collision more like it. But of course it seems like it had to happen. Pacing is quite slow and the drama may not be as exciting for some as it is for others. But the acting is more than rock solid - and while you have to fight off some cliches, if you suspend your disbelief(s), you'll have some fun along the way. Obstacles included or is it gaps?