Britt-Marie Was Here

Britt-Marie Was Here

It's never too late to start living.

Directed by Tuva Novotny

Produced by Film i Väst, Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning

201998 min5.2 / 10

A warm, hopeful story about a woman in her sixties finding purpose and community after leaving her old life behind, grounded in small-town charm and human connection.

Britt-Marie, a woman in her sixties, decides to leave her husband and start anew. Having been a housewife for most of her life and living in the small backwater town of Borg with few jobs available, she soon finds herself fending a youth football team.

Questions people ask

  • Does Britt-Marie Was Here end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Britt-Marie Was Here easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is Britt-Marie Was Here violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Britt-Marie Was Here scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Britt-Marie Was Here sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

5/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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