Happy End

Happy End

99 mins | Drama | Sept. 10, 1999

Happy End is a story about Lukas, a self-absorbed young man adrift who meets Marja, an experienced, older woman. Lukas dreams of becoming a rock star. He escapes the city to his father's holiday flat in Visby, a town on the Baltic island of Gotland. But the flat has been rented out to Marja, an eccentric 69-year-old writer determined to complete her memoirs. Nothing can hold her back, least of all a confused dreamer. Much against their will, a friendship slowly develops. But Marja harbors a secret, and when the truth emerges their friendship is put to the test. Their stay on Gotland takes an unexpected turn...

Happy End

99 mins | Drama | Sept. 10, 1999

Happy End
Happy End is a story about Lukas, a self-absorbed young man adrift who meets Marja, an experienced, older woman. Lukas dreams of becoming a rock star. He escapes the city to his father's holiday flat in Visby, a town on the Baltic island of Gotland. But the flat has been rented out to Marja, an eccentric 69-year-old writer determined to complete her memoirs. Nothing can hold her back, least of all a confused dreamer. Much against their will, a friendship slowly develops. But Marja harbors a secret, and when the truth emerges their friendship is put to the test. Their stay on Gotland takes an unexpected turn...
IMDb rating 4.6
Producers Svenska Filminstitutet, CO. Film
Original title Happy End
Directors Christina Olofson
Writers Soni Jörgensen

Cast

Harriet Andersson

as Marja Levander

Stefan Norrthon

as Lukas Trulsson

Robert Jelinek

as Greger Viktorsson

Alexander Skarsgård

as Bamse Viktorsson

Rebecka Hemse

as Lisa