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Simon & the Oaks (2012)

Movie"Every family has a secret."
Audience Score
65
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NR 2 hr 2 minOct 11th, 2012Drama, War, History
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.
StarringBill SkarsgårdHelen SjöholmJan Josef Liefers
DirectorLisa Ohlin

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 11th, 2012
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 6th, 2014 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$150,109 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Swedish
Production Companies:Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv
Movie Tags:
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