Can You Whistle, Johanna? (1994)

Original title

Kan du vissla Johanna?

Directed by

Rumle Hammerich

Genre

family film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

55 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Berra wants a grandfather and finds an old man at a retirement home to fill that role. The film follows their developing friendship and the simple moments they share.

gentleheartfeltwarmbittersweetquietnostalgictender

What happens

Kan du vissla Johanna? ("Can You Whistle Johanna?") is a Swedish TV film which originally aired on Sveriges Television on 24 December 1994, based on the screenwriter Ulf Stark's 1992 book of the same name. Since 1994 it has been traditionally broadcast every Christmas Eve in Sweden. The title comes from a 1932 song with the same name by Åke Söderblom and Sten Axelson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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