Simon & the Oaks
“Every family has a secret.”
Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s. Told from the perspective of young Simon Larsson, who learns that he's an adopted child who has a Jewish father from Germany. After WWII Simon travels to explore his roots - a journey that leads to the basic mysteries of the human life. After the bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson.
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Cast
26 people
Bill Skarsgård
Simon Larsson
Known for
John Wick: Chapter 4
IT: Welcome to Derry
Helen Sjöholm
Karin Larrson
Known for
As It Is in Heaven
Jan Josef Liefers
Ruben Lentov
Known for
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Four Against the Bank
Katharina Schüttler
Iza
Known for
Generation War
The Little Drummer Girl
Stefan Gödicke
Erik Larsson
Known for
A Man Called Ove
The Sandhamn Murders
Jonatan S. Wächter
Young Simon
No other roles listed
Karl Martin Eriksson
Young Isak
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Karl Linnertorp
Isak Lentov
Known for
The Last Client
Erica Löfgren
Klara
No other roles listed
Josefin Neldén
Mona
Known for
The Head
Border
Lena Nylén
Olga
Also in
Wallander - Firewall
Love & Anarchy
Cecilia Nilsson
Inga
Known for
The Glass Dome
Modus
Lisa Ohlin Director · Marnie Blok Screenplay Marianne Fredriksson Author
Worldwide gross $150K · United States release October 11, 2012 · Produced in Germany, Sweden, Denmark
Box office
Worldwide gross
$150,109
Production
Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv
Production
Germany · Sweden · Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Simon och ekarna
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
English · German · Hebrew · Swedish
Release dates
Norway · December 9, 2011
Theatrical
Sweden · December 9, 2011
Theatrical
United States · October 11, 2012
Theatrical
Austria
June 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
July 28, 2012 · Theatrical
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