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19872h 50m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1987

Runtime

2h 50m

Storyline

Spring 1944 - shortage of fuel, refugees, antisemitism and Swedish home made nazism. Eleven year old Ragnar grows up in a home where the parents look forward to a Nazi power takeover in Sweden. At his grandmother, Ragnar meets other thoughts and opinions than at home. Karl Gerhard entertains on the radio. As well as Zarah Leander. It's a chaotic and contradictory time for a boy. Ragnar's Nazi parents still hope for a Nazi-German victory in the war.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 50m
Feb 18, 1987
Director
Humberto López y Guerra (H.L. Guerra)
Production
SVT Drama
SVT Drama
Production Countries
Sweden

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