Oscar winner Tom Hanks has done it again! He stars in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film A Man Called Otto, and it’s currently streaming on Netflix.

In the comedy-drama, Hanks plays a cranky widower named Otto Anderson who doesn’t see the purpose of living anymore after his wife passes away. But when a young family moves in next door and forces their way into Otto’s life, he starts to see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel and slowly begins changing his outlook on life.

Besides Hanks, viewers can expect to see actors such as Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Truman Hanks, Mike Birbiglia, Cameron Britton, and Juanita Jennings appear in the film.

Based on the movie’s plot, it could easily be based on a true story. However, is this actually true? Is A Man Called Otto based on a real-life person and their struggle with grief? Here’s what we know.

No, A Man Called Otto is not based on a true story. It’s a complete work of fiction written by David Magee. However, it is a film adaptation of the 2012 New York Times best-selling book A Man Called Ove by Swedish author Fredrik Backman. Backman previously revealed how he came up with the protagonist of the book in an interview with New York Times back in 2016.

Backman had worked as a freelance writer for the Swedish magazine, Cafe, when a co-worker of his wrote a blog post about an incident he witnessed involving an angry man named Ove. While trying to purchase tickets for the art museum, Ove began to get angry, which led to a public meltdown. His wife even had to step in and mitigate the situation.

Backman showed his wife the blog post, and his wife told him that Ove reminds her of him. This prompted Backman to create a grouchy character named “Ove” and write blog posts about his pet peeves under the title “I Am a Man Called Ove” for Cafe. Eventually, Backman realized that he had created a multi-layered, full-fledged character, so he decided to expand on the idea by creating a book that we know today as A Man Called Ove.

A Man Called Otto is now available to stream on Netflix.

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