Such is the case, for me, withLars Hammar, the protagonist of the Oscar-contending documentaryThe Last Journey.
Dear Lars spent a career teaching French to kids in Sweden.
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Lars Hammar at the wheel of an old Renault 4 as Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson pushNexiko
Wikingsson joined the speculative mission.
That would be interesting to maybe tell that story and see if other people can be touched by it.
Im in pain and uncertain how this will go, Lars confides in a video diary.
Directors Fredrik Wikingsson (left) and Filip Hammar in ‘The Last Journey’Nexiko
Every Frenchman is a tiny president!
he says admiringly at one point in the film.
We had no idea what they said, Wikingsson recalls.
Two months later, the editor called me.
Do you realize what hes saying in the confession?
No, no, no.
What does he say?
Well, he apologizes for being rude to a cab driver in the 60s.
It was like such a jackpot in its small way.
Hammar continued, My dad is just a regular guy.
Was he the prime minister of Sweden or something?
And then I said, No, hes a teacher.
But he is a very good human being.
It has also become a huge box office hit back home.
This started out as a small film.
Now, its the biggest documentary of all time in Scandinavia, Hammar shared.
Thats, of course, weird.
Clearly, many people are falling in love with Lars Hammar.
Its like when you see him… he could be anyone, Filip said.
He represents a lot of good people that are out there.
