Behind Blue Skies
6.6
It's 1975, and Martin is a teenager looking to break out of a stifling home environment ruled by his alcoholic father and long-suffering mother. When Martin's pal Micke suggests they get jobs together as waiters at a resort off the Swedish coast, Martin is all for it, but before long Micke finds better things to do and Martin is left on his own. The presence of pretty fellow server Jenny is a major consolation, but to his surprise, guileless Martin is soon chosen as the protégé of Gösta, the resort's short-tempered manager. Gösta clearly likes Martin and makes him his right hand man, which gives Martin a crash course in the seedy side of life when he discovers Gösta has a number of other business interests, not all of which are legal or ethical.
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Cast
35 people
Bill Skarsgård
Martin
Known for
John Wick: Chapter 4
IT: Welcome to Derry
Peter Dalle
Gösta
Known for
The Dream House
Björn Kjellman
Nils
Known for
Love & Anarchy
With Every Heartbeat
Josefin Ljungman
Jenny
Known for
Fatso
Amanda Ooms
Siv
Known for
The Expendables 2
Fear X
Adam Pålsson
Micke
Known for
Avenue 5
Young Wallander
Rasmus Troedsson
Ulf
Known for
A Nearly Normal Family
Beyond
Annika Olsson
Ann-Britt
Also in
Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves
The Pirate Bay
Peter Engman
Kenta
Also in
Storm
August
Gustave Lund
Nalle
Also in
Hammarkullen
Da Möb
Erik Johansson
Jonte
Known for
Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Studio Sex
Intrigo: Death of an Author
Stig Engström
Fritz
Known for
Who Pulled the Plug?
Hannes Holm Director · Mattias Bärjed Composer Göran Hallberg Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.9M · First release September 10, 2010 · Produced in Sweden
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,921,178
Production
Film Capital Stockholm
Production
Fladen Film
Production
SVT
Production
Nordisk Film Sweden
Production
Europa Sound Production
Production
Kameraten
Production
Ljud & Bildmedia
Production
Filmgate Films
Production
Nordisk Film
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Himlen är oskyldigt blå
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2010
Theatrical
Sweden · October 15, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
September 15, 2011 · Theatrical
France
February 10, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Norway
November 20, 2010 · Theatrical
Poland
October 8, 2010 · Digital
Romania
September 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 6, 2011 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
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