Drama ·History ·War · Germany · 2011 · 2h 2m

Simon & the Oaks

Simon och ekarna

Director

Cast

Bill Skarsgård as Simon Larsson Helen Sjöholm as Karin Larrson Jan Josef Liefers as Ruben Lentov Katharina Schüttler as Iza Stefan Gödicke as Erik Larsson Jonatan S. Wächter as Young Simon

Crew

Dan Laustsen — Director of Photography Kasper Leick — Editor Marnie Blok — Screenplay Marianne Fredriksson — Novel Leander Carell — Producer Jessica Ask — Producer

Tagline

Every family has a secret.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer