Simon & the Oaks (2011) ( Simon och ekarna ) ( Simon & ekarna (Simon and the Oaks) )

Simon & the Oaks (2011) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Simon och ekarna
Alternate Title: Simon & ekarna (Simon and the Oaks)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( DTS 5.1 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
122 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Lisa Ohlin

Written By:
Linda Aronson
Marnie Blok

Actors:
Bill Skarsgård ..... Simon
Helen Sjöholm ..... Karin
Jan Josef Liefers ..... Ruben
Stefan Gödicke ..... Erik
Karl Linnertorp ..... Isak
Jonatan S. Wächter ..... Young Simon
Karl Martin Eriksson ..... Young Isak
Erica Löfgren ..... Klara
Katharina Schüttler ..... Iza
Josefin Neldén ..... Mona
Lena Nylén ..... Olga
Cecilia Nilsson ..... Inga
Jan-Erik Emretsson ..... Neighbour Klas
Pär Brundin ..... Neighbour Åke
Frederik Nilsson ..... Teacher

Synopsis:

An epic drama spanning the years 1939 to 1952, this is the gripping story of Simon (played as the adult by Bill Skarsgaard, son of Stellan, and named by the Berlin Film Festival Jury as one of the Shooting Stars of 2012 for this performance), who grows up in a loving working class family on the outskirts of Gothenburg but always feels out of place. Intellectually gifted, he stubbornly persists in acquiring an education normally reserved for young men of the professional classes, much to the chagrin of his parents who fear that he will become stuck up. He finally convinces his father to send him to an upper-class grammar school, where he meets Isak, the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller who has fled Nazi persecution in Germany. Simon is dazzled by the books, art and music he encounters in the home of Isak's father Ruben (Jan Josef Leifers), which makes Simon long to know more about his own family background. Isak, on the other hand, draws comfort from learning to do something with his hands, helping Simon's dad (Stefan Godicke) make boats. When Isak faces trouble at home, he is taken in by Simon's family and the two households slowly merge, connecting in unexpected ways as war rages all over Europe.

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.

SIMON AND THE OAKS is based on the Swedish bestseller of the same name, written by Marianne Fredriksson. It offers a unique depiction of fate, destiny and free will and vividly portrays the situation for Jews in Sweden during World War II.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 14 January, 2019.