You, the Living

2007 film by Roy Andersson
Movie film Q387727
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Summary

You, the Living is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • You, the Living received the Nordic Council Film Prize[3].
  • You, the Living received the Guldbagge Award for Best Film[4].
  • You, the Living's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • You, the Living was directed by Roy Andersson[6].
  • Roy Andersson wrote the screenplay for You, the Living[7].
  • You, the Living's composer is recorded as Benny Andersson[8].
  • You, the Living's genre is comedy drama[9].
  • You, the Living's genre is music-themed film[10].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Elisabet Helander[11].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Björn Englund[12].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Jan Wikbladh[13].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Jessica Lundberg[14].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Jörgen Nohall[15].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Eric Bäckman[16].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Jessica Nilsson[17].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Bengt C.W. Carlsson[18].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Holger Andersson[19].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Ola Stensson[20].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Nils Westblom[21].
  • A cast member of You, the Living was Patrik Anders Edgren[22].
  • You, the Living was produced by Pernilla Sandström[23].
  • You, the Living's production company is recorded as Roy Andersson Filmproduktion[24].
  • You, the Living's production company is recorded as Thermidor Filmproduktion[25].
  • You, the Living's production company is recorded as Société Parisienne de Production[26].
  • You, the Living's production company is recorded as Posthus Teatret[27].

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Authorship and Creation

You, the Living was produced by Pernilla Sandström[23]. It was directed by Roy Andersson[6]. Roy Andersson wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Elisabet Helander[11], Björn Englund[12], Jan Wikbladh[13], Jessica Lundberg[14], Jörgen Nohall[15], and Eric Bäckman[16].

Publication

Publication dates include May 24, 2007[28], September 21, 2007[29], October 18, 2007[30], October 19, 2007[31], and November 21, 2007[32]. The original language of You, the Living was Swedish[33]. Genres include comedy drama[9] and music-themed film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include human nature[35] and human condition[36].

Reception

Awards received include Nordic Council Film Prize[3], a film award[37], founded in 2002[38] and Guldbagge Award for Best Film[4], an award for best film[39], in Sweden[40], founded in 1964[41]. Reviews include 98%[42], 7.7/10[43], and 81/100[44].

Why It Matters

You, the Living ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did You, the Living receive?

Honors received include Nordic Council Film Prize[3] and Guldbagge Award for Best Film[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 445336
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  2. 6w ago · Οἶδα · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cineuropa film id → 48912
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cineuropa film id: 48912, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/319841906|You, the Living (#319841906)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8369|Cineuropa film ID]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 49157
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 49157, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2007-05-24T00:00:00Z, +2007-09-21T00:00:00Z, +2007-10-18T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → Roy Andersson
    Duration → {'amount': '+94'}
    Participant in → 20th European Film Awards
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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