The Danish-Swedish production has an 89 % " fresh " rating on '' Rotten Tomatoes '' . '' AllMovie '' critic Clarke Fountain called the film an " affectionate , richly detailed portrait " , while film critic James Berardinelli gave the film three and a half out of four stars and called it " a wonderful mix of tragedy , humor , and triumph . " Conversely , the '' Washington Post '' had an unfavorable view of the movie and called the story " a catalogue of catastrophes that surely left the real protagonist with many emotional scars . " At the 29th Guldbagge Awards the film won the award for Best Film . Åke Sandgren was nominated for both Best Director and Best Screenplay , while Basia Frydman was nominated for Best Actress
29th Guldbagge Awards
29th Guldbagge Awards
The Slingshot (film)