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Film / 2011
Simon & the Oaks
Directed by
Lisa Ohlin
Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s. Told from the perspective of young Simon Larsson, who learns that he's an adopted child who has a Jewish father from Germany. After WWII Simon travels to explore his roots - a journey that leads to the basic mysteries of the human life. After the bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson.
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Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s. Told from the perspective of young Simon Larsson, who learns that he's an adopted child who has a Jewish father from Germany. After WWII Simon travels to explore his roots - a journey that leads to the basic mysteries of the human life. After the bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson.
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Cast
Bill SkarsgårdSimon Larsson
Helen SjöholmKarin Larrson
Jan Josef LiefersRuben Lentov
Katharina SchüttlerIza
Stefan GödickeErik Larsson
Jonatan S. WächterYoung Simon
Karl Martin ErikssonYoung Isak
Karl LinnertorpIsak Lentov
Erica LöfgrenKlara
Josefin NeldénMona
Lena NylénOlga
Cecilia NilssonInga
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Pär BrundinThe neighbour Åke
Frederik NilssonTeacher
Iwar WiklanderHeadmaster
Raphaël BjörkrothHamnarbetare
Isak CederbergSkolelev
Per HoltstrandCykelbudet Erik
Dellie KamijoMalin
Tom LidgardGöran
Johan NordahlSkolelev
Marcus StandoftHamnarbetare
Hanna Hedin HillbergAudience member (not credited)
Hermann Beyer
Raphaël Niba
Johan Marenius Nordahl
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