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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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