Simon & the Oaks

Simon & the Oaks

122 mins | Drama | Dec. 9, 2011

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.

Simon & the Oaks

122 mins | Drama | Dec. 9, 2011

Simon & the Oaks
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv
Original title Simon och ekarna
Directors Lisa Ohlin
Writers Marianne Fredriksson, Lisa Ohlin, Marnie Blok

Cast

Bill Skarsgård

as Simon Larsson

Helen Sjöholm

as Karin Larrson

Jan Josef Liefers

as Ruben Lentov

Stefan Gödicke

as Erik Larsson

Jonatan S. Wächter

as Young Simon

Karl Martin Eriksson

as Young Isak

Karl Linnertorp

as Isak Lentov

Erica Löfgren

as Klara

Josefin Neldén

as Mona

Lena Nylén

as Olga

Cecilia Nilsson

as Inga

Pär Brundin

as The neighbour Åke

Frederik Nilsson

as Teacher

Iwar Wiklander

as Headmaster

Raphaël Björkroth

as Hamnarbetare

Isak Cederberg

as Skolelev

Per Holtstrand

as Cykelbudet Erik

Dellie Kamijo

as Malin

Tom Lidgard

as Göran

Johan Nordahl

as Skolelev

Marcus Standoft

as Hamnarbetare

Hanna Hedin Hillberg

as Audience member (not credited)