Simon & the Oaks (2011)
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.
- Released
- 2011-12-09
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Marnie Blok, Lisa Ohlin
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 58 votes
Cast
- Bill Skarsgård as Simon Larsson
- Helen Sjöholm as Karin Larrson
- Jan Josef Liefers as Ruben Lentov
- Katharina Schüttler as Iza
- Stefan Gödicke as Erik Larsson
- Jonatan S. Wächter as Young Simon
- Karl Martin Eriksson as Young Isak
- Karl Linnertorp as Isak Lentov
- Erica Löfgren as Klara
- Josefin Neldén as Mona
- Lena Nylén as Olga
- Cecilia Nilsson as Inga