Simon & the Oaks (2011)
Simon och ekarna
Every family has a secret.
122 min
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.
- Release date
- November 16, 2011
- Country of origin
- Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
- Box office
- $150,109
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Trailer
Cast
- Bill Skarsgård as Simon
- Helen Sjöholm as Karin
- Jan Josef Liefers as Ruben
- Katharina Schüttler as Iza
- Stefan Gödicke as Erik
- Jonatan S. Wächter as Young Simon
- Karl Martin Eriksson as Young Isak
- Karl Linnertorp as Isak
- Erica Löfgren as Klara
- Josefin Neldén as Mona
- Lena Nylén as Olga
- Cecilia Nilsson as Inga
- Pär Brundin as The neighbour Åke
- Frederik Nilsson as Teacher
- Iwar Wiklander as Headmaster
- Hermann Beyer
- Raphaël Niba
Crew
- Lisa Ohlin · Director
- Marnie Blok · Writer
- Marianne Fredriksson · Writer
- Lisa Ohlin · Writer
- Oskar Söderlund · Writer
- Per Holst · Producer
- Christer Nilson · Producer
- Annette Focks · Composer
- Dan Laustsen · Cinematographer
- Kasper Leick · Editor
- Michal Leszczylowski · Editor
- Anders Nylander · Editor
- Simon Borka Otterstål · Casting director
- Simon Borka Gunnarsson · Casting director
- Anette Mandoki · Casting director
- Anders Engelbrecht · Production designer
- Lena Selander · Production designer
- Folke Strömbäck · Production designer