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.
Title | Simon & the Oaks |
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Year | 2011 |
Genre | Drama, History, War |
Country | Germany, Sweden, Denmark |
Studio | Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv |
Cast | Bill Skarsgård, Helen Sjöholm, Jan Josef Liefers, Katharina Schüttler, Stefan Gödicke, Jonatan S. Wächter |
Crew | Marnie Blok (Screenplay), Julia Klusendick (Unit Production Manager), Björn Dokken (Best Boy Electric), Karsten Jacobsen (Steadicam Operator), Michael Wils Jensen (Gaffer), Heta Mantscheff (Casting) |
Keyword | world war ii, coming of age, best friend, woman director |
Release | Dec 09, 2011 |
Runtime | 122 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.40 / 10 by 49 users |
Popularity | 5 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 150,109 |
Language | Deutsch, svenska |