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Happy End

1999-09-10 · 99 min · ★ 7.5

Drama

Happy End is a story about Lukas, a self-absorbed young man adrift who meets Marja, an experienced, older woman. Lukas dreams of becoming a rock star. He escapes the city to his father's holiday flat in Visby, a town on the Baltic island of Gotland. But the flat has been rented out to Marja, an eccentric 69-year-old writer determined to complete her memoirs. Nothing can hold her back, least of all a confused dreamer. Much against their will, a friendship slowly develops. But Marja harbors a secret, and when the truth emerges their friendship is put to the test. Their stay on Gotland takes an unexpected turn...

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Directors
Christina Olofson
Production companies
CO. Film, Svenska Filminstitutet
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Harriet AnderssonHarriet AnderssonMarja Levander
Stefan NorrthonLukas Trulsson
Robert JelinekRobert JelinekGreger Viktorsson
Alexander SkarsgårdAlexander SkarsgårdBamse Viktorsson
Rebecka HemseRebecka HemseLisa
Pär EricsonPär Ericson
Elin Gradin
Lotta Karlge
Med ReventbergMed Reventberg
Lena Ringqvist

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