Simon & the Oaks

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-09

Languages:

Swedish, German, Hebrew, English

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1886 Reviews)

Director:

Lisa Ohlin

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Bill Skarsgèrd Helen Sjèholm Jan Josef Liefers Stefan Gèdicke

Writer:

Linda Aronson (script consultant)

Marnie Blok (script)

Marianne Fredriksson (based on the novel by)

Lisa Ohlin (additional script writer)

Oskar Sèderlund (adaptation)

Oskar Sèderlund (head of development)

Fullplot:

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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