Drama
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My Life as a Dog
Internationally acclaimed and already a classic, My Life as a Dog is the story of Ingemar, an adolescent boy with a sickly mother, an absent father and his dog, Sickan. Things change when Ingemar’s mother goes to the hospital and he is sent to his Uncle's house and forced to leave his dog behind...- Genre: Drama
- Director: Lasse Hallström
- Cast: Anton Glanzelius, Manfred Serner, Anki Lindén, To...
- First Release: 1985
- Language: Swedish
- Format: 1:1.66
- Duration: 101 minutes
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They Call Us Misfits
It is a hard kick from the bottom up. A film where the very parliament of the street smashes the display window of the welfare state. A film about the rebels Kenta and Stoffe, to all apperances happy and carefree. They chase girls, drink and smoke hash. And they amuse themselves by making fun of the white-collar workers on t...- Genre: Drama
- Director: Stefan Jarl, Jan Lindqvist
- Cast: Kenneth Gustavsson, Christer Svensson
- First Release: 1968
- Language: Swedish
- Format: 1:1.33 black & white
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Sophie´s World
Sophie’s World is based on the international best selling novel by Jostein Gaarder (21 million copies sold worldwide and translated into 44 languages), Sophie’s World is a USD 10 million budget feature film and television mini-series that starts with one simple question – “Who are you”? and ends up taking Sophie on an incred...- Genre: Drama
- Director: Erik Gustavson
- Cast: Silje Storstein, Tomas von Brömssen, Bjørn Flober...
- First Release: 1999
- Language: Norwegian
- Format: 1:1.85
- Duration: 107 minutes (TV 4 x 60 or 8 x 25)
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The Queen of Sheba’s Pearls
The Queen of Sheba is a glittering slice of magical realism, a meditation on the cycle of life and the mysteries of eternal recurrence Set in the heady post-war England of the 1950s, the film tells the story of 16-year-old Jack following the haunting death of his beloved mother Emily in the War. On the day of Jack’s 16th B...- Genre: Drama
- Director: Colin Nutley
- Cast: Eileen Atkins, Helena Bergström, Tim Dutton,...
- First Release: December 25, 2004
- Language: English
- Format: Cinemascope
- Duration: 132 minutes
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Deadline
Deadline takes us behind the scenes in the high- pressure world of a tabloid newspaper office as journalist Annika Bengtzon tries to uncover the details behind a devastating bomb blast in the newly constructed Olympic Stadium, which left the seemingly “perfect” woman head of the organising committee dead. As the investigati...- Genre: Drama
- Director: Colin Nutley
- Cast: Helena Bergström, Örjan Ramberg, Reine Brynolfsso...
- First Release: 2001
- Language: Swedish
- Format: 1:1.85
- Duration: 128 minutes
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The Long Journey
a film about Ilon Wikland - artist and illustrator of children’s books For many generations of young Swedish readers it’s impossible to imagine reading an Astrid Lindgren book without its accompanying illustration by Ilon Wikland. Her sweeping, enchanting illustrations are as integral to Lindgren’s books as Tenniel’s hau...- Genre: Drama
- Director: Christer Furubrand
- First Release: 2002
- Language: Swedish
- Duration: 58 minutes
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Who Saw Him Die?
Mårtensson is a teacher who is afraid of children. He cannot communicate with his pupils. He cannot control his classes. When one of his pupils is hit by a truck, Mårtensson is confronted with his greatest fear of all...- Genre: Drama
- Director: Jan Troell
- Cast: Per Oscarsson, Kerstin Tidelius, Anne-Marie Gylle...
- First Release: 1968
- Language: Swedish
- Format: 1:1.66
- Duration: 110 minutes
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The Simple Minded Murderer
Sven is considered the town fool and made to slave away for the local factory owner until a family takes him in and treats him with love and respect. When the factory owner seeks to destroy the family, Sven decides that certain measures must be taken...- Genre: Drama
- Director: Hans Alfredson
- Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Hans Alfredson, Maria Johansso...
- First Release: 1982
- Language: Swedish
- Format: 1:1.66
- Duration: 108 minutes
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Natures Warrior
A resistance film for children. A film that emphasizes that the salvation of the world lies in the wilderness. A young boy, Kim, is dubbed Nature´s Knight by an Indian. But while Viggo in Good People doesn´t want to grow up, Kim is not satisfied with that. He is Nature´s Warrior. He fights alone against a world that has comp...- Genre: Drama
- Cast: Robin Milldoff, John Belindo, Jan Malmsjö, Mikael...
- First Release: 1997
- Language: Swedish
- Format: 1:1.66
- Duration: 95 min
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The Ådalen Riots
A glimpse of the Swedish labour movement through the eyes of young Kjell who is more preoccupied with the charms of the factory director’s daughter than with the mounting tension between the striking workers and the factory’s stubborn management.- Genre: Drama
- Director: Bo Widerberg
- Cast: Peter Schildt, Kerstin Tidelius, Roland Hedlund, ...
- First Release: 1969
- Language: Swedish
- Format: 1:2.35
- Duration: 109 minutes