Interesting and complicated battle of inner chaos ...
Mikael Persbrandt is a well-known Swedish actor who has contributed in dancing, theater, TV -series and movies. To me, he will always be Gunvald Larsson from the TV -series Beck because it is the role I associate him the most with. Beck isn't the same after he quit the Tv-series.
As a child, he moved around a lot from place to place, and his parents divorced when he was a little boy. Since then, his father has been absent. They have had some contact now and then as grown ups, but they've never had a close father and son relationship. Ever since he was little, Mikael has been afraid to feel like an outsider and for years has been struggling with anxiety which he describes as a freight train that constantly makes him feel restless. He has been feeling that way for many years, having a hard time with belonging somewhere. Early he became interested in theater where he started to feel at home. Since then he has had many roles at theater, Tv-series and movies.
In his autobiography, we get to know his good and bad sides, not only through his career but also on a private level. He describes how fame can harm someone, how he was stalked by the press everywhere he went, who were spreading true and false rumours about his personal life. Everyone wanted a piece of him at all cost. He also talks about his relationships, both friendship and love, including the relationship with actress Maria Bonnevie. A relationship that lasted in seven years. He talks about how he constantly disappointed her and other women he was in relationship with because he was a man driven by jealousy, drugs and alcoholism. He has also been struggling with moments of depression. He also tells openly about his criminal actions from a young age.
Persbrandt admits his own faults and problems without giving away explanation or come up with excuses. He confesses the mistakes he has done like a man. He says this is how things were back then and how things are now. He doesn't hide his faults and mistakes. He writes about them and shares them with us.
He also reveals how he met the great love of his life, Sanna Lundell, who is the daughter of Ulf Lundell, and how he has tried to calm down his life as a family man. He talks about how he has failed over and over again and how he constantly tries tu pull himself together. He has a desire to be a better father than his own father was, and Mikael Persbrandt tries and claims he has become better at finding inner piece.
This autobiography offers a lot of sarcasm, self-esteem, self-examination, and it's an autobiography that doesn't hide anything away. People are familiar with several sides of Persbrandt, both privately and through his professional life. He was also some sort of a badass but with time and through several mistakes, he manages to change himself. This is a book about overcoming inner demons. He has been through a lot and never gave up, although it often felt like he had. It is a success in itself. This is a good, warm and funny autobiography about his mistakes, shortcomings and strong willpower. Persbrandt is a proof that no matter how many mistakes he has made over the years, it went well for him in the end. It's about holding on until the end, even when it feels like the bottom is reached. This is a strong and thought-provoking autobiography, and very entertaining. He is full of sarcasm and irony. Love it!