Ove (Rolf Lassg?Rd) Is The Quintessential Angry Old Man Next Door. An Isolated Retiree With Strict Principles And A Short Fuse, Who Spends His Days Enforcing Block Association Rules That Only He Cares About, And Visiting His Wife'S Grave, Ove Has Given Up On Life. After A Boisterous Young Family Moves In Next Door And Accidentally Flattens Ove'S Mailbox, An Unlikely Friendship Forms.