HOW MANY HUGS ARE THERE IN THE WORLD? is the stand-alone sequel to the box office success The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes. A romantic drama-comedy, with both gripping and humorous elements. The film is about the successful New York-based commercial photographer Max who, over the years, has become bitter, mean, and lonely. His old childhood friend, Peter, whom he has not been in contact with in thirty years, calls completely out of the blue and asks Max to come to Sweden and help him with a film about Peter's daughter's developmentally disabled friends. In a moment of weakness, Max, who sees his chance to re-establish contact with his childhood friend, Peter, and perhaps even regain his joie de vivre, says yes to coming to Sweden. However, what appeared in the beginning to be a simple task, turns out to be much more complicated. Max could never have imagined&hellip The film's interview sections with developmentally disabled people about their own life experiences constitute a documentary element within the story.
Cast
Claes Malmberg,Maja Karlsson,Ellinore Holmer
Director Lena Koppel
Genre Comedy,Swedish
Image formats Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio formats Dolby Digital 5.1
Audio language Swedish
Subtitles Danish,English,Finnish,Norwegian,Swedish
Year of filming 2013
Spoken languages: Swedish
Subtitles: Danish,Swedish,Norwegian,Finnish,English
