Rolf Lassgård (Marianne) played the female role of Edna Turnblad in the Musical 'Hairspray' and has said that wearing heels in 'Hairspray' had been useful for this role.
The movie is based on the novel 'Min Pappa Ann-Christine' by Esther Roxberg, published in 2014.
The scenes from the TV station are based on reality. One of the film's writers used to be a reporter on the local TV news. The photographer "From Hell" is based on an existing person.
The author of the book the movie is based on, "Min pappa Ann-Christine", and her father can be seen exiting the church towards the end of the movie.
Rolf Lassgård didn't know the difference between transvestite and transgender before he was attached to the project. Now he's fully aware.