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A Man Called Otto
Sometimes grief doesn't cry. It complains about how you parked.
Who it's for
Otto is a clear picture of how grief in an older man often shows up: not as tears but as irritation, rigid routines and pushing everyone away.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Based on Fredrik Backman's novel A Man Called Ove, Marc Forster's film follows Otto Anderson, a widower in suburban Pittsburgh who has become bitter and rigidly orderly after losing his wife Sonya and being pushed into retirement. His solitary routine is interrupted when a young family moves in across the street, and the persistent, warm-hearted Marisol draws him into their lives.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Repeated suicide attempts shown on screen.
Age: PG-13 (mature thematic material, language, suicide attempts)
Sorrow is hushed into peace in my heart like the evening among the silent trees.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 10
