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The Ex-Wife

2017Movie1 h 30 min

48
MediocreGoodWatch score

A comedy movie about everyday modern life and society.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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Not for scares or adrenaline.

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Story

The girlfriend Klara has recently fallen in love and wants nothing more than to hang out with her boyfriend. The mother-of-two Anna clocks how long it takes for her husband to cook baby formula. The ex-wife Vera can't let go of her ex-husband. The feature-film debuting Katja Wik presents a squib right on the money about women's tendency to, both consciously and unconsciously, limit themselves in their close relationships of two. Each frame conveys the film's theme of power manipulation and Katja Wik's neologism "victim-mentality rhetoric" (offerrollsretorik) is used by all parties as an effective weapon. Without stagnating in bitterness, The Ex-wife serves as a funhouse mirror reflecting this disturbing trait, which most of us can recognize, but which few dare to acknowledge

Feels like

  • Relationship Dynamics
  • Female Relationships
  • Power Manipulation
  • Victim Mentality
  • Contemporary Swedish Film
  • Social Commentary
  • Psychological
  • Character-Driven
  • Dialogue-Heavy

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Katja Wik
Written by
Katja Wik
Produced by
Marie Kjellson

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Facts

January 29, 2017 · 1 h 30 min · Comedy, Drama

Released
January 29, 2017
Runtime
1 h 30 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original language
Swedish
Available in
1 country

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5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Ex-Wife?"

Questions about The Ex-Wife

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Where can I stream The Ex-Wife?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is The Ex-Wife worth watching?

48
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48 (IMDb 5.3).

Will The Ex-Wife make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly satire (6 of 10) and cringe comedy (5 of 10).

Is The Ex-Wife plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is The Ex-Wife in English?

Swedish

No, it was made in Swedish.