Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- scandinavian cinema night
What sets it apart
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Erik's return brings him into a village world of stolen money, drugs, and bizarre local personalities.
Erik goes back to his rural birthplace after Susie's disappearance and becomes entangled in its hidden past.
The local policeman prefers to look the other way while criminal activity unfolds around him.
The search for the vanished Susie is driven by Erik's relationship with his younger sister.
Films like Slim Susie, and why
Fargo
quirky rural crime, dark humor, eccentric community, and an outsider returning home
In Bruges
blackly comic criminal entanglements, heightened characters, and morally crooked small-town institutions
The Guard
stylized crime absurdity, irreverent humor, and a colorful gallery of criminals
Adam's Apples
offbeat Scandinavian comedy, eccentric personalities, and criminal chaos treated with deadpan energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Ulf Malmros
- Release Date
- 2003-10-03
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (99)
Cast
- Tuva Novotny
- Jonas Rimeika
- Björn A. Ling
- Kjell Bergqvist
- Lotta Tejle
- Malin Morgan
- Michael Nyqvist
- Lena Dahlman
- Johan Östling
- Anders Blomberg
Common questions
- What is Slim Susie about?
- A disaffected man’s search for his missing sister detonates a riotous web of rural Swedish crime, vice, and family secrets.
- What is Slim Susie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Slim Susie as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Slim Susie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Slim Susie as mild.
- Which films are like Slim Susie?
- Films with a similar feel include Fargo, In Bruges, The Guard, and Adam's Apples.
- How long is Slim Susie?
- Slim Susie runs 97 minutes.
