30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema

Åke and His World (1984) 12

Sweden | 1984 | 99 min.

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.

CountrySweden
Year1984
Duration99 min
Rating12
LanguageSwedish
SubtitleSimultanneous translation into
Directed by Allan Edwall
Screenplay Allan Edwall
Director of Photography Jörgen Persson
Music Thomas Lindahl
Edited by Lars Hagström
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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).

Family, Friendship, Childhood