Bus of Broken Hearts (2026)

The biggest ski race in the world is Vasaloppet in Sweden. 16 000 participants start in Sälen in the morning. It is 90 kilometers to the goal in Mora.

What happens to all the people who do not manage? They have to jump on to the humiliating ”Bus of broken hearts”, the helping bus that transports them to the goal. This film is about hillarious, sad and terrible failures during the race and different ways to handle being a looser.

TEAM

Directors: Björn Carlberg, Johan Palmgren
Editing: Kaveh Akaber, SFK
Cinematography: Jonas Rudström, Martin Flink, Jon Jogensjö, Andreas Karlsson, Robin Niemeijer, Johan Palmgren, Max Rangner
Sound/ field producer: Uje Brandelius, Björn Carlberg, Lisa Gustafsson, Hedda Keszler, Manne Mossige-Norheim, Stina Rask
Script: Kaveh Akaber, Björn Carlberg, Johan Palmgren
Music composers: Niko Röhlcke, David Ricci, Kaveh Akaber, Isak Åslund
Graphics: Maria Kask
Additional editing/ trailer: Julian Antell
Sound design: Kaveh Akaber, Jorma Kaulanen
Sound consultant: Per Nyström, Foley Janne Puurunen, Oskari Manninen
Foley: Oskari Manninenm, Jere-Matias, Koiso-Kanttila, Janne Puurunen
Mixning: Jorma Kaulanen, Pekka Karjalainen / Meguru Film
Post: Benjamin Brunegård, Johan Wiman, Juan José de Viciola
Grade: Mats Holmgren
Edit consultants: Rough cut service / Jordana Berg, Erez Laufer
Archive: SVT
Translation: Jennifer Evans
Producer: Johan Palmgren, Lisa Taube
Co-producer Film i Dalarna: Mattias Ehrenberg
Co-producer Illume: Oona Saari
Executive producer Illume:Jouko Aaltonen
YLE: Sari Volanen
Finnish Film Foundation: Eveliina Kantola
Konstnärsnämnden: Tina Pettersson
Controller SFI: Jenny Örnborn
Filmkonsulent SFI: Anna Weitz
Project leader SVT: Vera Lanå Bolin, Valentina Chamorro Westergårdh
Exekutive Producer SVT: Helena Ingelsten
Ansvarig utgivare SVT: Helena Olsson