# Call Mom!

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{{Short description|2019 Swedish comedy film by Lisa Aschan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image          = File:Call Mom! 2019 film poster.jpg
| caption        = Promotional poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|sv|Ring mamma!}}
| director       = [Lisa Aschan](/source/Lisa_Aschan)
| writer         = Lisa Aschan
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [Sanna Sundqvist](/source/Sanna_Sundqvist)
* [Nina Gunke](/source/Nina_Gunke)
* [Alexander Karim](/source/Alexander_Karim)
* {{Interlanguage link|Jonatan Rodriguez|sv}}
* [Evin Ahmad](/source/Evin_Ahmad)
}}
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2019|11|20}}
| runtime        = 100 minutes
| country        = Sweden
| language       = Swedish
}}
'''Call Mom!''' ({{Langx|sv|Ring mamma!}}) is a 2019 Swedish comedy film written and directed by [Lisa Aschan](/source/Lisa_Aschan).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hellsten |first=Anna |date=2019-11-22 |title=Som åskådare mår man fysiskt dåligt |url=https://www.svd.se/a/4qQdva/fin-tontraff-som-askadare-mar-man-fysiskt-daligt |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet) |language=sv |issn=1101-2412}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Nina's 35th birthday leads her to reconsider the current state of her complicated life. She has a thorny relationship with her mother, a [friends with benefits](/source/friends_with_benefits) arrangement with her married colleague, and a best friend who wants help finding semen for a [DIY](/source/DIY) artificial insemination.

== Cast ==

* [Sanna Sundqvist](/source/Sanna_Sundqvist) as Niki
* [Nina Gunke](/source/Nina_Gunke) as Sofia: Niki's mother
* [Alexander Karim](/source/Alexander_Karim) as Alex
* {{Interlanguage link|Jonatan Rodriguez|sv}} as Rodrigo
* [Evin Ahmad](/source/Evin_Ahmad) as Maggie: Niki's best friend
* [Eric Ericson](/source/Eric_Ericson_(actor)) as Tomas
* [Cecilia Forss](/source/Cecilia_Forss)
* [Björn Gustafsson](/source/Bj%C3%B6rn_Gustafsson)

== Release ==
The film premiered on 22 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jansson |first=Björn |date=2019-11-20 |title=Ring Mamma - komedi om nära relationer |url=https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/7348195 |access-date=2025-08-24 |work=[Sveriges Radio](/source/Sveriges_Radio) |language=sv}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Call Mom! received 3/5 stars from {{Interlanguage link|Helena Lindblad|sv}} in ''[Dagens Nyehter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter).''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lindblad |first=Helena |date=2019-11-21 |title=Singelsex och närhetsskräck i "Ring mamma!" |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/filmrecensioner/singelsex-och-narhetsskrack-i-ring-mamma/ |access-date=2025-08-24 |work=[Dagens Nyheter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter) |language=sv}}</ref> In a mixed-to-positive review for {{Interlanguage link|Kulturnyheterna|sv}}, critic {{Interlanguage link|Fredrik Sahlin|sv}} praised [Sanna Sundqvist](/source/Sanna_Sundqvist)'s comedic leading performance but felt the film occasionally leaned too far into formulaic genre tropes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Sahlin |first=Fredrik |date=2019-11-22 |title=Filmrecension: Frispråkig komik i Ring mamma! |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/filmrecension-ring-mamma |access-date=2025-08-24 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> Both Lindblad and Sahlin noted similarities to ''[Bridget Jones Diary](/source/Bridget_Jones's_Diary)''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> {{Interlanguage link|Jens Peterson (journalist)|lt=Jens Peterson|sv|Jens Peterson}} cited a scene involving [Cecilia Forss](/source/Cecilia_Forss) and [Björn Gustafsson](/source/Bj%C3%B6rn_Gustafsson) as the film's funniest.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peterson |first=Jens |date=2019-11-21 |title=Krystad svensk komedi kring mammarollen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/a/wPk7XG/krystad-svensk-komedi-kring-mammarollen |access-date=2025-08-24 |work=[Aftonbladet](/source/Aftonbladet) |language=sv}}</ref>

Sundqvist and [Evin Ahmad](/source/Evin_Ahmad) were both nominated for Guldbagge Awards for their performances. Aschan was nominated for the [Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay](/source/Guldbagge_Award_for_Best_Screenplay).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-01-08 |title=Här är alla nominerade till Guldbaggegalan |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/har-ar-alla-nominerade-till-guldbaggen |access-date=2025-08-24 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt11173524}}
* {{Sfdb title|id=85769}}

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Category:2019 films
Category:2019 Swedish films
Category:2019 Swedish-language films
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Category:2019 comedy films
Category:Films directed by Lisa Aschan

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