''Repmånad'' is a Swedish

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 February 1979, directed by

Lasse Åberg Lars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish comedian, actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960 and 1964 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design. Åberg has produced som ...

. The plot revolves around a group of men called in for refresher exercise (known as "repmånad" in Swedish, hence the title) in the

Swedish Army The Swedish Army () is the army, land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. Beginning with its service in 1521, the Swedish Army has been active for more than 500 years. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1 ...

, and who did their

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together some years earlier. The alternative name is "How to make boys out of men (Swedish:''hur man gör pojkar av män''), a joke on the military motto "We make men out of boys".

Cast

* Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson as Oskar Löfgren *

as Helge Jonsson * Ted Åström as Börje Larsson * Lasse Haldenberg as Hans Öberg *

Weiron Holmberg Weiron Valfrid Holmberg (born 18 March 1935) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 20 films and television shows since 1978. Filmography References External links * * 1935 births Living people 20th-century Swedish male acto ...

as Tore Tallroth * Lennart Skoogh as Jonas Gustafsson * Ingvar Andersson as Captain 'Beethoven' * Lena-Maria Gårdenäs-Lawton as Bea (as Lena-Maria) *

Agneta Prytz Agneta Prytz (15 December 1916 – 4 July 2008) was a Swedish movie and stage actress who appeared in thirty-six films over the course of her career. Prytz was the wife of Swedish director, Gösta Folke. Prytz was born Ingrid Agneta Prytz on 15 ...

as Helge's mother * Peter Ahlm as Major *

Lars Amble Lars Anders Amble-Næss (10 August 1939 – 20 August 2015) was a Swedish actor and director. Amble was the son of Leif Amble-Næss and Maritta Marke. After finishing theater school in Stockholm, which he attended from 1962 to 1965, he was hired by ...

as Chief Editor * Bengt Berger as Col. Berg * Malou Berg as Doris' Friend * Monica Dominique as Doris * Charlie Elvegård as Göte

References

External links

* * Swedish comedy films 1979 films 1970s Swedish-language films Military comedy films Films set in Sweden Films shot in Sweden 1979 comedy films Films directed by Lasse Åberg Films set in Uppsala 1970s Swedish films Swedish-language comedy films {{1970s-Sweden-film-stub