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Simon & the Oaks 2011 Directed by Lisa Ohlin Simon och ekarna

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.

Production Countries Denmark , Germany , Sweden
Language Swedish
Spoken Languages German , Swedish
Gneres Drama , History , War
Production Company Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv
Revenue $150,109
Release Date 9 December 2011
122 mins
Cast
Bill Skarsgård Simon Larsson
Helen Sjöholm Karin Larrson
Jan Josef Liefers Ruben Lentov
Stefan Gödicke Erik Larsson
Karl Linnertorp Isak Lentov
Pär Brundin The neighbour Åke
Iwar Wiklander Headmaster
Raphaël Björkroth Hamnarbetare
Isak Cederberg Skolelev
Per Holtstrand Cykelbudet Erik
Tom Lidgard Göran
Johan Nordahl Skolelev
Marcus Standoft Hamnarbetare
Hanna Hedin Hillberg Audience member (not credited)