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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.
Lisa Ohlin
Casts & Crew
Bill Skarsgård
Helen Sjöholm
Jan Josef Liefers
Stefan Gödicke
Jonatan S. Wächter
Karl Martin Eriksson
Karl Linnertorp
Erica Löfgren
Josefin Neldén
Lena Nylén
Cecilia Nilsson
Pär Brundin
Frederik Nilsson
Iwar Wiklander
Raphaël Björkroth
Isak Cederberg
Per Holtstrand
Dellie Kamijo
Tom Lidgard
Johan Nordahl
Marcus Standoft
Hanna Hedin Hillberg
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