Simon and the Oaks (2011)

Original title

Simon och ekarna

Directed by

Lisa Ohlin

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

15

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish boy comes to live with a Swedish family during World War II. The story follows his bond with the family's son and their struggles with identity and belonging.

melancholicintrospectiveslow-burnbittersweetcontemplativeemotionalnostalgic

What happens

Simon and the Oaks (Swedish: Simon och ekarna) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 9 December 2011, directed by Lisa Ohlin and starring Bill Skarsgård. The film is based on the novel with the same name by Marianne Fredriksson. The film was nominated in 13 categories at the 47th Guldbagge Awards, won two of the awards: Cecilia Nilsson for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the role as Inga, and Jan Josef Liefers for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Ruben Lentov. Ohlin took over as director for the film, after the director Björn Runge in April 2009 announced that he would drop out of the production. In May 2009, the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) announced that Ohlin quit her job as film commissioner at the SFI to direct the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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