Under the Sun
Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik, who helps him in the afternoons. Once a sailor, Erik brags of having known hundreds of women. Out of the blue, Olof advertises in the local paper for a young lady housekeeper, and Ellen, a middle-class city woman, arrives to take over the house and, as the summer goes on, Olof's heart and Erik's desire as well.
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Rolf Lassgård
Olof
Known for
A Man Called Ove
Downsizing
Helena Bergström
Ellen Lind
Known for
House of Angels
Still Crazy
Johan Widerberg
Erik Jonsson
Known for
All Things Fair
The Wife
Gunilla Röör
Newspaper Receptionist
Known for
Yrrol: An Enormously Well Thought Out Movie
Jonas Falk
Preacher
Also in
Kejsarn av Portugallien
The Man on the Balcony
Linda Ulvaeus
Lena
Known for
The Perfect Patient
Bergljót Arnadóttir
Shop assistant
Also in
The Twelve Months of the Summer
August
Per Sandberg
Undertaker
Also in
Mannen under trappan
Jul i Kapernaum
Rikard Wolff
Narrator (voice)
Known for
House of Angels
Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten
Magnus Carlson
singer
Also in
Tompa Eken - ett liv i punkens tjänst
På spåret
Colin Nutley Director · Johanna Hald Writer David Neal Writer
First release December 25, 1998 · Produced in Sweden, Norway · Production Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Production
SF Studios
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Production
SVT
Production
Sweetwater Production
Production
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Sweden · Norway
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Original title
Under solen
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · December 25, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
France
March 27, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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