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A Summer Tale
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A Summer Tale

2000-03-08 · 92 min · ★ 7.1

Drama · Comedy · Romance

The summer of '58, the year Sweden almost won the world championship in soccer over Brazil, Yngve Johansson accepts two children to live with him during the summer, as told through the eyes of a young boy. His name is Mårten, and the other child's name is Annika. She is a rough girl, with many problems. The three of them do not get along, and Yngve is a true dictator to the children's eyes. However, when the children discover that their new guardian has a crush on their teacher (Cecilia Nilsson), they do what they can to bring the two together. Soon enough, the three will discover that they have a lot more in common than they previously imagined, and together they can make their lives worth living again. This is a sweet story about life in Sweden in the mid 1900's. It is about family, love, hate, innocent friendship that we all can relate to, and much, much more...

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Directors
Ulf Malmros
Production companies
Memfis Film, Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, SVT, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Countries
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kjell BergqvistKjell BergqvistYngve Johansson
Anastasios SoulisAnastasios SoulisMårten
Rebecca SchejaRebecca SchejaAnnika
Cecilia NilssonCecilia NilssonMiss Svanström
Brasse BrännströmBrasse BrännströmSven
Marcus HasselborgHarald
Gachugo MakiniJacques
Göran ThorellGöran ThorellErik Olsson
Ann PetrénAnn PetrénLjungström
Pale OlofssonPale OlofssonHead Waiter
Anna Kristina KallinNurse
Ralph CarlssonRalph CarlssonPriest
Jerker FahlströmJerker FahlströmMessenger
Johan HolmbergPoliceman

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