Call Mom!

Call Mom! (Swedish: Ring mamma!) is a 2019 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Lisa Aschan.^[1]

Call Mom!
Promotional poster
Swedish	Ring mamma!
Directed by	Lisa Aschan
Written by	Lisa Aschan
Starring	Sanna Sundqvist Nina Gunke Alexander Karim Jonatan Rodriguez [sv] Evin Ahmad
Release date	20 November 2019 (2019-11-20)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Cast

• Sanna Sundqvist as Niki
• Nina Gunke as Sofia
• Alexander Karim as Alex
• Jonatan Rodriguez [sv] as Rodrigo
• Evin Ahmad as Maggie
• Eric Ericson as Tomas
• Cecilia Forss
• Björn Gustafsson

Release

The film premiered on 22 November 2019.^[2]

Reception

Call Mom! received 3/5 stars from Helena Lindblad [sv] in Dagens Nyehter.^[3] In a mixed-to-positive review for Kulturnyheterna [sv], critic Fredrik Sahlin [sv] praised Sanna Sundqvist's comedic leading performance but felt the film occasionally leaned too far into formulaic genre tropes.^[4] Both Lindblad and Sahlin noted similarities to Bridget Jones Diary.^[3][4] Jens Peterson [sv] cited a scene involving Cecilia Forss and Björn Gustafsson as the film's funniest.^[5]

Sundqvist and Evin Ahmad were both nominated for Guldbagge Awards for their performances. Aschan was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay.^[6]