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Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003)

Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003)

Drama Family
Release Date: 2003, January 31
Directors: Klaus Härö
Countries: Finland, Sweden
Production: Filmpool Nord, Svenska Filminstitutet, Filmlance International, Kinoproduction
Cast: Björn Granath, Bibi Andersson, Marjaana Maijala, Henrik Rafaelsen, Tind Soneby, Natalie Minnevik, Sara Arnia, Jarl Lindblad, Peter Rogers, Carolina Berggren, Amanda Andersson, Zorro Svärdendahl

Overview:

In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki

Keywords:

based on novel or book sweden finnish linguistic minority