# Being Bo Widerberg (2025)

> An intimate archival portrait of Bo Widerberg tracing how uncompromising cinematic ambition reshaped Swedish film and strained the life around it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7443847

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Jon Asp, Mattias Nohrborg
- Cast: Bo Widerberg, Roy Andersson, Thommy Berggren, Kalle Boman, Pia Degermark, Evabritt Strandberg, Jan Troell, Stellan Skarsgård
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35892253/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: reflective, intimate, melancholic, film history study, quiet evening

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