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Simon & the Oaks (2011)

Original title: Simon och ekarna

2011-12-09 · 2h 2m · SV
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Every family has a secret.

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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Bill SkarsgårdBill SkarsgårdSimon LarssonHelen SjöholmHelen SjöholmKarin LarrsonJan Josef LiefersJan Josef LiefersRuben LentovKatharina SchüttlerKatharina SchüttlerIzaStefan GödickeStefan GödickeErik LarssonJonatan S. WächterJonatan S. WächterYoung SimonKarl Martin ErikssonKarl Martin ErikssonYoung IsakKarl LinnertorpKarl LinnertorpIsak LentovErica LöfgrenErica LöfgrenKlaraJosefin NeldénJosefin NeldénMonaLena NylénLena NylénOlgaCecilia NilssonCecilia NilssonInga

Keywords

World war iiWoman directorComing of ageBest friend

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Woman Director · Coming Of AgeDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWorld War IiDirector preference332616Actor preference343255 · 241562 · 385857

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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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Simon & the Oaks has a runtime of 122 minutes.

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