Zingo (1998)
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Title: Zingo Director: Christian Wegner Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes Year: 1998
Cast: Björn Kjellman, Helena af Sandeberg, Per Morberg, Thomas Hellberg, Tommy Andersson, Jarmo Mäkinen et al.
This comedy, featuring a cast of talented actors, is filled with many entanglements and actually a fair share of bloodshed and passion. Zingo (Björn Kjellman) lives in a drug-induced haze and works as a dealer. This lifestyle brings him into a dangerous environment with "buddies" who aren't exactly gentle if payments for drug deliveries don't arrive on time.
Zingo lives with his adored "Baby" (Helena af Sandeberg), who also enjoys living in a fog. However, thoughts of children and a suburban life begin to occupy Zingo's mind, and he suddenly wants to live a normal "Svensson" life. He flushes the drugs, which naturally leads to financial difficulties. He then meets his cousin (Per Morberg), who dreams of directing a film—a screenplay he has worked on for five years and believes will change the world, if only someone would produce it. Its title? "The Brown Film"—that says it all!
Zingo sees an opportunity for a new start. Together with his cousin, he decides to produce "The Brown Film" and takes it upon himself to find sponsors. The superstar Ken (Thomas Hellberg) even promises to take part. This odd group—amateurs plus the superstar, the director, and the producer with his partner—heads off to a summer cottage to start filming.
Editor’s Note (2026): A snapshot of late-90s Swedish cinema, *Zingo* attempted to blend the dark "pusher" aesthetic with a quirky comedy about filmmaking. While Björn Kjellman delivers a strong performance as the drug-dealer dreaming of picket fences, the film's "brown" humor wasn't for everyone.
Titel: Zingo Regi: Christian Wegner Årtal: 1998
I rollerna: Björn Kjellman, Helena af Sandeberg, Per Morberg, Thomas Hellberg, Tommy Andersson, Jarmo Mäkinen m fl.
Det är många förvecklingar och faktiskt en del blodsutgjutelse och passion i denna komedi med duktiga skådespelare. Zingo (Björn Kjellman) lever i drogrus och är själv langare, vilket medför ohälsosam miljö med "polare" som inte visar silkesvantarna om inte pengar för knarkleveranserna inkommer i tid.
Zingo lever tillsammans med sin avgudade "Baby" (Helena af Sandeberg) som älskar att leva i dimridån. Tanken på barn och radhus börjar bearbeta Zingo som helt plötsligt vill leva ett Svenssonliv. Han spolar knarket, och kommer naturligtvis i betalningssvårigheter. Han träffar sin kusin (Per Morberg) som drömmer om att få regissera en film, vars manus han bearbetat i fem hela år och som han tror skall förändra världen, om nu bara någon ville producera filmen. "Den bruna filmen" heter den - bara det!
Zingo ser plötsligt en utväg att börja det nya livet. Tillsammans med kusinen skall han producera "Den bruna filmen", och han åtar sig att skaffa sponsorer. Superkändisen Ken (Thomas Hellberg) lovar medverka i filmen. Ett udda gäng, amatörer plus superkändisen, nämnde regissör och producent med sambo beger sig till ett sommarställe för att spela in filmen.
Redaktörens kommentar (2026): Christian Wegners *Zingo* är en kultförklart mörk komedi som försöker balansera mellan må bra-film och rå pundarskildring. Per Morberg gör en oförglömlig insats som den pretentiöse regissören, även om filmens lite speciella humor inte föll alla kritiker i smaken.
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