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Simon & the Oaks (2011)

Simon & the Oaks (2011)

Drama History War

Every family has a secret.

Release Date: 2011, December 9
Directors: Lisa Ohlin
Countries: Germany, Denmark, Sweden
Production: Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv
Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Stefan Gödicke, Katharina Schüttler, Josefin Neldén, Jan Josef Liefers, Helen Sjöholm, Iwar Wiklander, Frederik Nilsson, Marcus Standoft, Karl Linnertorp, Jonatan S. Wächter, Karl Martin Eriksson

Overview:

Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s. Told from the perspective of young Simon Larsson, who learns that he's an adopted child who has a Jewish father from Germany. After WWII Simon travels to explore his roots - a journey that leads to the basic mysteries of the human life. After the bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson.

Keywords:

woman director coming of age world war ii best friend