After 40 years as a beloved French teacher atKöping, Lars Hammar retires, but becomes passive and apathetic to the dismay of his family. Looking to rekindle the spark in his life, his son Filip and his best friend Fredrik load Lars into a car to head on a road trip toFrance.[6]
It premiered on 1 March 2024, in Swedish theaters,[7] then screened on 17 August 2024, at the 52ndNorwegian International Film Festival.[8] The film was released on 13 September 2024, in Finnish theaters,[9] on 3 October 2024, in Danish theaters,[10] and on 4 October 2024, in Norwegian theaters.[11]
At the beginning of its fourth week in Swedish cinemas, the film attracted 159,277 spectators.[13] After 8 weeks on the billboard, the film attracted 328,522 viewers, becoming the highest-grossing Swedish documentary in history.[14] It ended its run on the billboard with more than 400,000 spectators.[15]
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^Frater, Patrick; Barraclough, Leo; Lang, Jamie; Keslassy, Elsa; Ritman, Alex; Shafer, Ellise; Vivarelli, Nick; Ramachandran, Naman; Hopewell, John (19 September 2024)."International Oscar Race: Sweden Selects 'The Last Journey'".Variety.Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved19 September 2024.