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Under the Sun
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Title: Under the Sun

Release Date: 25 Dec 1998

Runtime: 2h 10m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: SF Studios, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, SVT, Sweetwater Production

Production Companies: SF Studios, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, SVT, Sweetwater Production

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.8 (36 votes)

Cast

  • Olof: Rolf Lassgård
  • Ellen Lind: Helena Bergström
  • Erik Jonsson: Johan Widerberg
  • Newspaper Receptionist: Gunilla Röör
  • Preacher: Jonas Falk
  • Lena: Linda Ulvaeus
  • Shop assistant: Bergljót Arnadóttir
  • Undertaker: Per Sandberg
  • Narrator (voice): Rikard Wolff
  • singer: Magnus Carlson
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