A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife. Otto is ready to end it all, but his plans are interrupted when a lively young family moves in next door, and he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol. She challenges him to see life differently, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world around. A heartwarming and funny story about love, loss, and life, A Man Called Otto shows that family can sometimes be found in the most unexpected places.

Michael Porseryd, CEO at SF Studios said: “We at SF Studios are immensely proud of this production and of our great collaboration with all the incredible talents on this project. It is a fantastic milestone in our 103-year history as a film studio. We are excited to finally share A Man Called Otto with the cinema audience and honored that Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Marc Forster, Rita Wilson and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro will be in Stockholm for the premiere on December 13.”

SF Studios is producing and also fully financing the film. Directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), A Man Called Otto stars Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Cast Away), Mariana Treviño (Club the Cuervos), Rachel Keller (Fargo) and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Magnificent Seven). The screenplay is written by Academy Award® nominee David Magee (Best Adapted Screenplay, Life of Pi, 2012; Best Adapted Screenplay, Finding Neverland, 2004). The film is being produced by Fredrik Wikström Nicastro at SF Studios, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman.

The film is based on Fredrik Backman's bestselling novel "A Man Called Ove", which spent 77 consecutive weeks on New York Times bestsellers’ list and has sold over 8 million copies worldwide. SF Studios then successfully adapted the book into a Swedish film, written and directed by Hannes Holm. The film was released in 2015 and is one of the most watched Swedish films of all time with approx. 1.7 million cinemagoers. The Swedish-language film was nominated for two Oscars® including Best Foreign Language Film and was the highest-grossing foreign film in the US in 2016. Both the novel and the Swedish film adaptation of A Man Called Ove have achieved great success due to the poignant and timeless story of love, loss, family and friendship. In the new film adaptation, the titular character has been renamed to Otto reflect the shift to an American setting.

For more information, please contact:
Malin Strihagen, Vice President Brand & Communications, Malin.Strihagen@sfstudios.se, +46 70 780 39 35

About SF Studios
For more than 100 years, SF Studios has been a leading Nordic film and TV studio that has produced some of cinema’s most iconic films and worked with some of the greatest talents in the industry, such as Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Bergman and Greta Garbo. Today, SF Studios has operations in all of the Nordic countries and an international production unit based in the UK focusing on English language films for the international market. SF Studios’ expertise lies in producing and co-producing films and TV content that appeal to broad audiences around the world.

SF Studios’ operations also include distribution of content through cinemas and home entertainment and the digital streaming service SF Anytime. Alongside its own production operations, SF Studios owns the production companies Paradox, FLX, Filmkameratene and Motion Blur, and is part of the leading Nordic media company Bonnier.