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Simon & the Oaks

Simon & the Oaks

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 9, 2011

Runtime

2h 2m

Genres

Drama, History, War

User Score

64%

Original Title

Simon och ekarna

Production Companies

Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv

Director

Lisa Ohlin

Revenue

$150,109

Description

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.