Run Uje Run

Run Uje Run (Swedish: Spring Uje spring) is a 2020 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Henrik Schyffert and written by and starring Uje Brandelius [sv]. It won three Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film. The story follows a pop star with Parkinson's disease.

Run Uje Run
Film poster
Directed by	Henrik Schyffert
Written by	Uje Brandelius [sv]
Produced by	Anna-Klara Carlsten Tomas Michaelsson
Starring	Uje Brandelius
Cinematography	Frida Wendel
Edited by	Adi Omanovic
Music by	Uje Brandelius
Release date	26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) (Göteborg Film Festival)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Run Uje Run marks Schyffert's feature film directorial debut.^[1] Brandelius' story is autobiographical.^[2]

Cast

• Uje Brandelius – Uje
• Bixi Brandelius
• Vega Brandelius
• Therese Hörnqvist
• Irma Schultz – Radio producer

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2020 Göteborg Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.^[3] Sveriges Television's review praised the film as both sad and humorous, and credited Brandelius with a good screenplay.^[1] Dagens Nyheter also positively reviewed the film's sad and humorous tone and called it beautiful.^[4]

At the 2021 Guldbagge Awards, the film received honours for Best Film and Best Actor and Best Screenplay for Brandelius.^[3] It was also nominated for Best Director for Schyffert; Best Cinematography for Frida Wendel; and Best Editing for Adi Omanovic.^[5]