Summaries

A Swedish gay couple adopt what they think is an 18-month-old orphan, only to meet their new son, a 15-year-old homophobic delinquent.

Goran and Sven have been cleared for adoption and are given the option to adopt Swedish orphan "Patrik 1,5," but when Patrik arrives, he turns out not to be the little boy they were expecting. A comma was misplaced, and the boy they receive is a 15-year-old homophobe with a criminal past.—Anonymous

In a suburb in Sweden, gay Dr. Göran and his partner, executive Sven, receive a letter informing them that they can finally adopt an orphan - Patrik 1,5. With the understanding that Patrik is a one-and-half-year-old baby, they prepare a room for him; however, there is a typo. Patrick is actually a fifteen-year-old homophobic teenager with a criminal record. The gay couple assumes there is a mix-up, but it's Friday afternoon and they need to wait until Tuesday to contact the Social Service. Over the weekend, Sven has friction with the adolescent (thinking he'll be stabbed in his sleep while the lad fears he'll be raped), but Göran befriends Patrik and discovers he's an experienced gardener. Göran and Sven have an argument about Patrik and Sven leaves Göran. When Göran learns that Patrik has been rejected by families for ten years, he decides to adopt him, but now that he is alone, his initial process of adoption is no longer valid and he needs to prepare a new application.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • gay couple
  • gay kiss
  • gay sex
  • gay relationship
  • gay father
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Sep 11, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin Sweden
Language Swedish
Filming locations Uddevalla, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Production companies Film i Väst Sveriges Television (SVT) Sonet Film

Box office

Gross US & Canada $57468
Opening weekend US & Canada $408
Gross worldwide $3259068

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 43m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Göran and Sven have been cleared for adoption. The problem is that no giving countries approve of homosexual parents. But one day theres an opening, and they have a possibility to adopt a Swedish orphan, Patrik 1,5. But when Patrik arrives he turns out to be someone else, not the little boy they were expecting. A comma had been misplaced in the red-tape, and in comes a 15-year-old homophobe with a criminal past.

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