Simon & the Oaks
Simon & the Oaks

Simon & the Oaks

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2011
2h 2m
6.4(54 votes)
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Overview

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.

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23 members
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Bill Skarsgård

Simon Larsson

Bill Skarsgård
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Helen Sjöholm

Karin Larrson

Helen Sjöholm
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Jan Josef Liefers

Ruben Lentov

Jan Josef Liefers
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Katharina Schüttler

Iza

Katharina Schüttler
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Stefan Gödicke

Erik Larsson

Stefan Gödicke
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Jonatan S. Wächter

Young Simon

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Karl Martin Eriksson

Young Isak

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Karl Linnertorp

Isak Lentov

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Erica Löfgren

Klara

Erica Löfgren
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Josefin Neldén

Mona

Josefin Neldén
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Lena Nylén

Olga

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Cecilia Nilsson

Inga

Cecilia Nilsson
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Pär Brundin

The neighbour Åke

Pär Brundin
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Frederik Nilsson

Teacher

Frederik Nilsson
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Iwar Wiklander

Headmaster

Iwar Wiklander
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Raphaël Björkroth

Hamnarbetare

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Isak Cederberg

Skolelev

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Per Holtstrand

Cykelbudet Erik

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Dellie Kamijo

Malin

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Tom Lidgard

Göran

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Johan Nordahl

Skolelev

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Marcus Standoft

Hamnarbetare

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Hanna Hedin Hillberg

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