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Summary
Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 59Audiences 61GoodWatch 53
Metascore62
Tomatometer56%
IMDb6.5
Audience score56%
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for dramas, +13 min on the typical 109
typical 109122Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+1Released
2011
December 9, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryWarLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Also spoken
HebrewGermanEnglishMade in
- Germany
Sweden- Denmark
and 9 more23 people
- Bill SkarsgårdSimon Larsson
- Helen SjöholmKarin Larrson
- Jan Josef LiefersRuben Lentov
- Katharina SchüttlerIza
- Stefan GödickeErik Larsson
- JSJonatan S. WächterYoung Simon
- KMKarl Martin ErikssonYoung Isak
- Karl LinnertorpIsak Lentov
- Erica LöfgrenKlara
- Josefin NeldénMona
- LNLena NylénOlga
Cecilia NilssonInga
Pär BrundinThe neighbour Åke
Frederik NilssonTeacher
Iwar WiklanderHeadmaster- RBRaphaël BjörkrothHamnarbetare
- ICIsak CederbergSkolelev
- PHPer HoltstrandCykelbudet Erik
- DKDellie KamijoMalin
- TLTom LidgardGöran
- JNJohan NordahlSkolelev
- MSMarcus StandoftHamnarbetare
- HHHanna Hedin HillbergAudience member (not credited)
Directing · 3
- Lisa Ohlin Director, Screenstory
- Bamse Ulfung First Assistant Director
- Emma Salekärr Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Marnie Blok Screenplay
- Marianne Fredriksson Novel
Production · 17
- Per Holst Producer
- Steffen Reuter Producer
- Sveinung Golimo Producer
- Christer Nilson Producer
- Jessica Ask Producer
- Patrick Knippel Producer
Camera · 7
- Dan Laustsen Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Karsten Bloch Jacobsen Steadicam Operator
- Nicklas Karpaty Camera Operator
- Alexander Palm Camera Operator
- Johan Phillips Steadicam Operator
- Paul Blomgren DoVan Steadicam Operator
Editing · 1
- Kasper Leick Editor
Sound · 8
- Annette Focks Music
- Jason Luke Sound Designer
- Rune Klausen Foley Recordist
- Jens Peter Storm Foley
- Martin Saabye Andersen Sound Editor
- Torben Greve Foley
Art · 5
- Lena Selander Art Direction, Production Design
- Anders Engelbrecht Art Direction, Production Design
- Louise Drake af Hagelsrum Set Decoration, Prop Maker
- Folke Strömbäck Art Direction
- Liv Ulfsdottir Props
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Katja Watkins Costume Design
- Linda Boije af Gennäs Makeup Artist
- Bim King Makeup Artist
- Camilla Eriksson Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 3
- Oystein Larsen Visual Effects Supervisor
- Einar Martinsen Visual Effects
- Marcus B. Brodersen Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 5
- Tobias Henriksson Electrician
- Roland Engström Electrician
- Michael Wils Jensen Gaffer
- Björn Dokken Best Boy Electric
- Johan Jonsson Electrician
Other crew · 2
- Linda Aronson Script
- Sara Eriksson Prop Maker
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