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Bus to Italy

2005 · 89 min Drama
3.6 / 10 · TMDB

Choir leader Ylva and her choir are on a bus bound for Italy. Some of the members on the bus are looking forward to meeting the local mayor, others are just hoping for a free vacation, and yet a few more are still thinking that they're headed to Italy to sing. Common to them all is that they are more than happy to jump on this chance to escape their every day lives. Ylva too is one them. She wants to get away as soon as possible because she caught her husband in bed with the babysitter. She'll find that the young Erik and Ruben who join the choir for her are more than willing to offer her an adventure. The rest is made up of a sex-crowded pair, the couple who have not been with each other for years, the divorced woman who long for a man and the lesbian who did not dare come out.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Buss till Italien
Year 2005
Country Sweden
Genre Drama
Director Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
Runtime 89 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.6/10 (5 votes)

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The film constructs a microcosm of society within the confined space of a tour bus, using the road trip as a framework to explore personal escapism and shared delusions. It relies on the subtle interplay of its ensemble cast, where each character carries a quiet, relatable drama.

What lingers after the journey is a bittersweet sense of resolution, where gentle humor meets poignant truth, leaving a soft melancholy in its wake. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Daniel Lind Lagerlöf

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