The Garbage Helicopter

The Garbage Helicopter is a 2016 Swedish black-and-white road movie written and directed by. Starring Christopher Burjanski, Daniel Szoppe, Jessica Szoppe, and Singoalla Millon, the film follows three Roma siblings who set out on a road trip across Sweden to deliver an old wall clock to their ailing grandmother.
The film premiered on 27 May 2016.
The film was nominated for four awards at the 52nd Guldbagge Awards and won Best Original Score.

Plot

The film follows three Roma siblings — Baki, Saska, and Enesa — who set out on a road trip across Sweden to deliver an old wall clock to their ailing grandmother.
They stop at the world's largest cheese scoop along the journey.
The siblings are carjacked by a group of masked art thieves fleeing from a heist.
The journey ends when the siblings finally arrive at their grandmother's house and find her lying on the floor with a broken leg.

Production

It was filmed in Harads in Norrbotten County, Sweden.
The film was written and directed by. Augustsén chose to film in black-and-white to avoid exoticism.

Release

The Garbage Helicopter premiered on 27 May 2016 in Sweden.

Reception

Composer Jan Sandström was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Sound for the music for the film.
In his review for , Karin Svensson wrote that "the basic plot is simple, but the film is complex".
Jeanette Gentele reviewed the film for Svenska Dagbladet.