Simon and the Oaks (film)

Simon and the Oaks
Simon and the Oaks
Directed by	Lisa Ohlin
Written by
Based on	Simon and the Oaks; by Marianne Fredriksson
Produced by	; Per Holst;
Starring	Bill Skarsgård; Helen Sjöholm; Jan Josef Liefers; Cecilia Nilsson;
Cinematography	Dan Laustsen
Edited by	; Michal Leszczylowski; ;
Music by	Annette Focks
Production; companies	GötaFilm AB; Filmkameratene A/S; Asta Film ApS; Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv GmbH;
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release date	9 December 2011 (Sweden);
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Simon and the Oaks (Swedish: Simon och ekarna) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 9 December 2011,^[1] directed by Lisa Ohlin and starring Bill Skarsgård. The film is based on the novel with the same name by Marianne Fredriksson. The film was nominated in 13 categories at the 47th Guldbagge Awards, won two of the awards: Cecilia Nilsson for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the role as Inga, and Jan Josef Liefers for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Ruben Lentov.

Ohlin took over as director for the film, after the director Björn Runge in April 2009 announced that he would dropped out of the production.^[2] In May 2009, the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) announced that Ohlin quits her job as film commissioner at the SFI to direct the film.^[3]

Plot[]

The film is about Simon (Bill Skarsgård), growing up in a working-class family on the outskirts of Gothenburg during World War II. He is very talented and always felt different and an outsider. Against his parents' approval, he seeks education in the arts, normally not attended by members of the working class at the time. There he meets Isaak (), the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller who fled persecution in Nazi Germany. The lives of the two boys and their families intertwine as the war rages in Europe. At the end of the war, it becomes clear to Simon that his life, family and his very identity will no longer be the same.

Cast[]

Bill Skarsgård as Simon Larsson
Helen Sjöholm as Karin Larsson
Jan Josef Liefers as Ruben Lentov
Stefan Gödicke as Erik Larsson
as Isak Lentov
as young Simon
as young Isak
as Klara
Katharina Schüttler as Iza
Josefin Neldén as Mona
as Olga
Cecilia Nilsson as Inga
as Klas, neighbor
as Åke, neighbor
as Teacher
as Ernst Habermann
as a Professor
as a Doctor
Iwar Wiklander as a Headmaster
as a Rabbi
as Malin, age 5
Johanna Malmsten as Malin, age 2
Tage Wirenhed as Malin, as a baby
as musician in Berlin, solo violin
as musician in Berlin, contrabass
Peter Bock as musician in Berlin, viola
Sebastian Selke as musician in Berlin, cello
as musician in Berlin, violin

Accolades[]

Simon and the Oaks was nominated for 13 Guldbagge Awards, and won two.

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Guldbagge Award	January 23, 2012^[4]	Best Film		Nominated
		Best Director	Lisa Ohlin	Nominated
		Best Actress	Helen Sjöholm	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Jan Josef Liefers	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Cecilia Nilsson	Won
		Best Visual Effects	and	Nominated
		Best Original Score		Nominated
		Best Costume Design		Nominated
		Best Art Direction	, and	Nominated
		Best Make-up/Hair		Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Dan Laustsen	Nominated
		Best Sound Editing		Nominated
		Best Film Editing	and Michal Leszczylowski	Nominated

References[]

^ "Simon och ekarna" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ Erik Helmerson/TT Spektra. (April 20, 2009). "Björn Runge hoppar av storfilmen" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
^ "Lisa Ohlin slutar på Filminstitutet" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
^ "Mede leder Guldbaggegalan" (in Swedish). GöteborgsPosten. Retrieved January 4, 2012.

External links[]

Simon and the Oaks at IMDb
Simon and the Oaks at the Swedish Film Institute Database
Simon and the Oaks in the Danish Film Database

[1] "Simon och ekarna" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[2] Erik Helmerson/TT Spektra. (April 20, 2009). "Björn Runge hoppar av storfilmen" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved June 18, 2009.

[3] "Lisa Ohlin slutar på Filminstitutet" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2009.

[mede-4] "Mede leder Guldbaggegalan" (in Swedish). GöteborgsPosten. Retrieved January 4, 2012.

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