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* DisabledLoveInterest: Sonja is paralysed from the waist down from an accident in her twenties.

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* BornInTheWrongCentury: Ove does not like anything that can be considered modern and doesn't understand why people can't live the way they've always lived before. He seems especially annoyed with how nobody brews regular coffee anymore.



* GoodOldWays: Ove could be the poster child for this trope.

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* GoodOldWays: Ove could does not like anything that can be considered modern and doesn't understand why people can't live the poster child for this trope.way they've always lived before. He seems especially annoyed with how nobody brews regular coffee anymore.
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* ANounReferredToAsX: ''A Man Called Ove''
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An American film adapting the novel was made, retitled as ''A Man Called Otto'', starring Creator/TomHanks as [[AdaptationNameChange Otto]]. The adaptation also changed Parvaneh's name to Marisol, with her nationality being Mexican instead of Iranian. The Saab v. Volvo issue has also been changed to Chevy v. Ford.

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An A 2022 American film adapting the novel adaptation was made, retitled as ''A Man Called Otto'', starring made called ''Film/AManCalledOtto'' with Creator/TomHanks as in the [[AdaptationNameChange Otto]]. The adaptation also changed Parvaneh's name title role]], which changes a couple story elements to better mesh with American culture. Ove is now Otto, the Iranian Parvaneh is now the [[AdaptationalNationality Mexican]] Marisol, with her nationality being Mexican instead of Iranian. The and the Saab v. vs. Volvo issue has also been changed to Chevy v. Ford.
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An American film adapting the novel was made, starring Creator/TomHanks as Ove. This film will premiere in late 2022/ early 2023, retitled ''A Man Called Otto''. Parvaneh is now no-longer from Iran, but from Mexico (renamed Marisol), as this was considered more fitting for the American version. Apparently, the Saab v. Volvo issue has also been changed to Chevy v. Ford.

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An American film adapting the novel was made, retitled as ''A Man Called Otto'', starring Creator/TomHanks as Ove. This film will premiere in late 2022/ early 2023, retitled ''A Man Called Otto''. Parvaneh is now no-longer from Iran, but from Mexico (renamed Marisol), as this was considered more fitting for the American version. Apparently, the [[AdaptationNameChange Otto]]. The adaptation also changed Parvaneh's name to Marisol, with her nationality being Mexican instead of Iranian. The Saab v. Volvo issue has also been changed to Chevy v. Ford.
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* SourOutsideSadInside: Ove may be an opinionated, judgmental, and cantankerous man of about 60ish years of age; however, unbeknownst to the neighbors he's constantly belittling, [[spoiler: he's mourning the loss of his wife Sonja and has even tried to end his life due to the grief over losing Sonja.]]

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* SourOutsideSadInside: Ove may be an opinionated, judgmental, and cantankerous man of about 60ish years of age; however, unbeknownst to the neighbors he's constantly belittling, [[spoiler: he's [[spoiler:he's mourning the loss of his wife Sonja and has even tried to end his life due to the grief over losing Sonja.]]



* TimeShiftedActor: Besides Rolf Lassgård as elderly Ove, two different actors play Ove as a boy and as a young man in the flashbacks.

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* TimeShiftedActor: Besides Rolf Lassgård as elderly Ove, two different actors play Ove as a boy and as a young man in the flashbacks.flashbacks.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In the beginning, Ove mocks Parvaneh, who is from Iraq, for her lack of driving skills and asks if it is because she can't read swedish signs.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In the beginning, Ove mocks Parvaneh, who is from Iraq, Iran, for her lack of driving skills and asks if it is because she can't read swedish signs.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ove himself.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ove himself. The reason he is so miserable is because of the loss of his beloved wife [[spoiler: and their unborn baby]] and because now he lives a lonely life to the point of being suicidal. But he still has a soft side, and eventually becomes good friends with his neighbours.


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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In the beginning, Ove mocks Parvaneh, who is from Iraq, for her lack of driving skills and asks if it is because she can't read swedish signs.
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As of 2018, an English language adaptation is in the works, starring TomHanks as Ove. This film will premiere in late 2022/ early 2023, retitled ”A Man Called Otto”. Parvaneh is now no-longer from Iran, but from Mexico (renamed Marisol), as this was considered more fitting for the American version. Apparently, the Saab v. Volvo issue has also been changed to Chevy v. Ford. A trailer dropped in October 2022.

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As of 2018, an English language adaptation is in An American film adapting the works, novel was made, starring TomHanks Creator/TomHanks as Ove. This film will premiere in late 2022/ early 2023, retitled ”A ''A Man Called Otto”.Otto''. Parvaneh is now no-longer from Iran, but from Mexico (renamed Marisol), as this was considered more fitting for the American version. Apparently, the Saab v. Volvo issue has also been changed to Chevy v. Ford. A trailer dropped in October 2022. \n
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* GrumpyBear: Ove, of course.

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