Simon & the Oaks
Every family has a secret.
6.4
57 votes
December 9, 2011
2h 2m
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.
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Cast
Bill Skarsgård
Simon Larsson
Helen Sjöholm
Karin Larrson
Jan Josef Liefers
Ruben Lentov
Katharina Schüttler
Iza
Stefan Gödicke
Erik LarssonJonatan S. Wächter
Young SimonKarl Martin Eriksson
Young Isak
Karl Linnertorp
Isak Lentov
Erica Löfgren
Klara
Josefin Neldén
MonaLena Nylén
Olga
Cecilia Nilsson
Inga
Pär Brundin
The neighbour Åke
Frederik Nilsson
Teacher
Iwar Wiklander
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