Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna)

Thu Jun 06, 2013

21:00

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Friends of Cinema Society
Phone: 96420491

Description

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. Based on the bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson

Cast:
Bill Skarsgård (Simon Larsson)
Helen Sjöholm (Karin Larsson)
Jan Josef Liefers (Ruben Lentov)
Stefan Gödicke (Erik Larsson)

Director: Lisa Ohlin
Writer: Linda Aronson, Marnie Blok
Runtime: 122 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Swedish, German, Hebrew, English
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2011

The screening is part of the Nordic Cinema Festival

[youtube=80_L_LsOexE]Simon and the Oaks Trailer[/youtube]