Simon and the Oaks (film)

Simon and the Oaks
Directed byLisa Ohlin
Written byMarnie Blok
Based onSimon and the Oaks
by Marianne Fredriksson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDan Laustsen
Edited by
Music byAnnette Focks
Production
companies
  • GötaFilm AB
  • Filmkameratene A/S
  • Asta Film ApS
  • Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv GmbH
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 9 December 2011 (2011-12-09) (Sweden)
Running time
122 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

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 drop out of the production.[2] In May 2009, the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) announced that Ohlin quit her job as film commissioner at the SFI to direct the film.[3]

  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.