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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Åke and His World (1984)
Set in 1929, the film follows the 6-year old son of a Swedish country doctor. Åke lives with his parents and his sister Aja in a small provincial town. His best friend is Kalle Nubb. Åke is very frightened of the janitor Bergström as well as the lunatic Anne-Marie, his cousin who lives in the attic. There is also the strict principal Godeman and the religious cobbler Ebenholtz.
| Country | Sweden |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Duration | 99 min |
| Rating | 12 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Allan Edwall |
| Screenplay | Allan Edwall |
| Director of Photography | Jörgen Persson |
| Music | Thomas Lindahl |
| Edited by | Lars Hagström |
| Contact | The Swedish Film Institute |
Biography
An actor, director, singer, he studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School. He had more than 400 roles in theater, film, radio and TV. His first film as a director was the feature film Eriksson (1969); followed by the award-winning drama Åke and His World (Åke och hans värld, 1984). In addition to TV movies, he directed the adventure film Pirates of the Lake (Mälarpirater, 1987).