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1939 (1989)

1939 (1989)

Drama War

For many of us, the war meant the beginning of freedom.

Release Date: 1989, December 23
Directors: Göran Carmback
Countries: Sweden
Production: SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT
Cast: Peter Haber, Ingvar Hirdwall, Willie Andréason, Krister Henriksson, Johan Ulveson, Helena Bergström, Anita Wall, Per Morberg, Per Grytt, Per Oscarsson, Helene Egelund, Keve Hjelm

Overview:

When the war breaks out, Annika lives with her parents in Värmland, close to the border to Norway. Her cousin Harald is a dealer in the black market but has to escape from the police to Norway. Annika moves to Stockholm and gets a job as a waitress. She meets the happy-go-lucky Berit and together they have a wonderful time. She also meets a young man, Bengt, whom she marries. But almost immediately she discovers that her husband is different from the man who was courting her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.