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Simon & the Oaks (2011)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Lisa Ohlin
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    Simon Larsson Bill Skarsgård
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    Karin Larrson Helen Sjöholm
  • Profile picture of Jan Josef Liefers
    Ruben Lentov Jan Josef Liefers
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    Iza Katharina Schüttler
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    Erik Larsson Stefan Gödicke
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    Klara Erica Löfgren
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    Mona Josefin Neldén
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    Inga Cecilia Nilsson

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  • coming of age
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