Behind Blue Skies

Behind Blue Skies

110 mins | Drama | Sept. 10, 2010

It's 1975, and Martin is a teenager looking to break out of a stifling home environment ruled by his alcoholic father and long-suffering mother. When Martin's pal Micke suggests they get jobs together as waiters at a resort off the Swedish coast, Martin is all for it, but before long Micke finds better things to do and Martin is left on his own. The presence of pretty fellow server Jenny is a major consolation, but to his surprise, guileless Martin is soon chosen as the protégé of Gösta, the resort's short-tempered manager. Gösta clearly likes Martin and makes him his right hand man, which gives Martin a crash course in the seedy side of life when he discovers Gösta has a number of other business interests, not all of which are legal or ethical.

Behind Blue Skies

110 mins | Drama | Sept. 10, 2010

Behind Blue Skies
It's 1975, and Martin is a teenager looking to break out of a stifling home environment ruled by his alcoholic father and long-suffering mother. When Martin's pal Micke suggests they get jobs together as waiters at a resort off the Swedish coast, Martin is all for it, but before long Micke finds better things to do and Martin is left on his own. The presence of pretty fellow server Jenny is a major consolation, but to his surprise, guileless Martin is soon chosen as the protégé of Gösta, the resort's short-tempered manager. Gösta clearly likes Martin and makes him his right hand man, which gives Martin a crash course in the seedy side of life when he discovers Gösta has a number of other business interests, not all of which are legal or ethical.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Nordisk Film, SVT, Fladen Film, Film Capital Stockholm
Original title Himlen är oskyldigt blå
Directors Hannes Holm
Writers Hannes Holm

Cast

Bill Skarsgård

as Martin

Peter Dalle

as Gösta

Björn Kjellman

as Nils

Josefin Ljungman

as Jenny

Amanda Ooms

as Siv

Adam Pålsson

as Micke

Annika Olsson

as Ann-Britt

Peter Engman

as Kenta

Gustave Lund

as Nalle

Erik Johansson

as Jonte

Stig Engström

as Fritz

Elin Klinga

as Marketta

Leif Andrée

as Stig