Ennio (Stefan Sauk), a giallo-obsessed VHS collector with a drinking problem finds a highly collectable video tape that could solve his money problems and save him from eviction. He makes a deal with a shady, anonymous collector before realising the video has been stolen.
So begins Ennio’s desperate hunt for the black-gloved perpetrator while, along the way, he meets Simone (Lena Nilsson), an alcoholic woman obsessed with the 80s. His and Simone’s mutual love of nostalgia draws them together. As the search for the tape goes on, Ennio’s life turns into one of the giallo movies he likes to watch…
Alan Jones of FrightFest called it ”Dario Argento meets Mike Leigh”. Kristian A. Söderström’s feature film debut is a darkly comic, creepy and incredibly moving celebration of both gialli and social realism. Fans of genre cinema, art cinema, and collectors will find Videoman an absolute blast.
directed by: Kristian A. Söderström starring: Stefan Sauk, Lena Nilsson, Morgan Alling, Amanda Ooms, Martin Wallström, Kim Theodoridou Bergqvist, Carolin Stoltz, Victor Von Schirac, Anna Wallander, Sven Wollter, Ove Wolf 2018 / 93 min /1.85:1/ Swedish DTS-HD MA 5.1
Additional info:
Region Free Blu-ray
Alan Jones interviews writer/director Kristian A. Söderström at Frightfest 2018
2024 interview with actor Stefan Sauk (Videoman)
2024 interview with actress Lena Nilsson (Simone)
2024 interview with writer/director Kristian A. Söderström
Videoman origin story featurette
Deleted scenes
Samantha Fox music video ”Hot Boy”
2 shorts by Kristian A. Söderström (Smink aka Make-up and Susan’s Longing)
