“Moodysson mourns its dead tonårsstjärna”
“”Fucking Åmål”-actor Stefan Hörberg was 29 years old”
“”Fucking Åmål”-star Stefan Hörberg has died.”
“The unexpected death notice has shocked the actors in the classic film.”
“– It feels very, very sad, ” says the director Lukas Moodysson.”
“Two guys compare their cell phones. ”Mine is slimmer than yours”, says one.”
“his name was Markus in the movie, Stefan Hörberg, really, and now he is dead.”
“It has been twelve years since ”Fucking Åmål” struck down like a bomb in the film-Sweden. Director Lukas Moodysson was hailed for its depiction of the tonårskärlek in a small community, and the young, inexperienced actors became stars overnight.”
“Now, one of them gone out of the time. Stefan Hörberg, 29, was found dead at the beginning of december.”
“– It is terrible. We were in the same class at school, and then he played my boyfriend in the movie. He is in my thoughts right now, ” says Erica Carlson, 29, who played Jessica in the film.”
“She remembers his old childhood friend with the heat.”
“– We got each other pretty close during the movie. He was a guy with a tough exterior and a lot of attitude, which carried on much as no one else knew about, ” she says.”
“”too early””
“Rebecca Liljeberg, who played Agnes in the award winning film, is depressed over the sudden death:”
“– It is jättesorgligt. I don’t know what I should say.”
“Lukas Moodysson, 41, directed the cult film.”
” I just got to know it, so it feels very, very sad and strange. Too early and just wrong in every way, ” he says.”
“He remembers Stefan Hörberg as a bubbly person during the filming.”
” He was a very important part of the film and contributed a lot with joy, energy and humor. He spread the very good atmosphere around him and we laughed a lot. He was great fun to be with, so it feels jättesorgligt.”
“Directly after the recording had Lukas Moodysson little contact with Stefan Hörberg, but since then they have not been heard in several years.”
“Facebook has Stefan Hörbergs friends created a hyllningsgrupp.”
“■ ”Fucking Åmål” was released on 23 October 1998 and became a huge audience and critical success.”
“■ 867 584 people watched ”Fucking Åmål” in the cinema.”
“■ the Film was controversial and critically acclaimed when it lifted the issue of homosexuality.”
“■ It was awarded with four Awards, Best film at the Berlin film festival and the prize at the Rotterdam international film festival.”
“■ in 2005, the film was one of Sweden’s top ten most-watched in the cinema.”
“The cast: Rebecka Liljeberg, Alexandra Dahlström, Erica Carlson, Stefan Hörberg, Mathias Rust, Ralph Carlsson, Maria Hedborg.”
