The Meaning of Hugo
2012, Swedish. Directed by Björn Engström.
Swedish film about a man whose only purpose in life is to do strange things. If something isn't strange, he won't do it. One day he meets Helen, and falls in love. This puts him in a dilemma, since love isn't strange at all... Or is it? This film has everything... Loafs of bread, tooth brushes, keys, hats, a lawyer in a boat, some other people in another boat, a strangely painted cup, plastic animals in a train, real animals of various kinds, socks in the wild, the horizon, a big crazy fish (not real though), an incredible amount of whipped cream, a lamp post in love and some other stuff that you might have been waiting for.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Björn EngströmDirector
- Henrik ElmérHugo
- Nathalie SöderqvistHelén
- Anneli HeedFågelprat (voice)
- Thomas OredssonDen erfarne mannen
- Eva Harms OredssonDen erfarna kvinnan
- Jonas OlssonTaxichaufför
- Stefan KlingborgFrisör
- Annica Berg-StaflinBondgumma
- Lars LindwallBondgubbe
- Cecilia von StrokirchBibliotekarie
- Mattias ReinholdssonGrannen
- Fredrik T OlssonJoggare
Details
- Released
- 13 June 2012
- Original title
- Meningen med Hugo
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Henrik Elmér
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The Meaning of Hugo runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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The Meaning of Hugo isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 June 2012. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Meaning of Hugo?
If you liked The Meaning of Hugo, try Hard to Die, Class Rank, Adventures in Public School.
Who directed The Meaning of Hugo?
The Meaning of Hugo (2012) was directed by Björn Engström and stars Henrik Elmér, Nathalie Söderqvist, Anneli Heed.