FEATURE FILM

A Summer Tale

7.1/10
TMDB63 votes
Original: 92 min

The summer of '58, the year Sweden almost won the world championship in soccer over Brazil, Yngve Johansson accepts two children to live with him during the summer, as told through the eyes of a young boy. His name is Mårten, and the other child's name is Annika. She is a rough girl, with many problems. The three of them do not get along, and Yngve is a true dictator to the children's eyes. However, when the children discover that their new guardian has a crush on their teacher (Cecilia Nilsson), they do what they can to bring the two together. Soon enough, the three will discover that they have a lot more in common than they previously imagined, and together they can make their lives worth living again. This is a sweet story about life in Sweden in the mid 1900's. It is about family, love, hate, innocent friendship that we all can relate to, and much, much more...

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About A Summer Tale

A Summer Tale (2000) is a film in the drama, comedy, romance genres. Directed by . The cast includes Kjell Bergqvist, Anastasios Soulis, Rebecca Scheja, Cecilia Nilsson.

Released
Original language
Runtime
92 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Production companies
Memfis Film, Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, SVT, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Directors
Writers
Vasa, Ulf Malmros

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What is A Summer Tale about?

The summer of '58, the year Sweden almost won the world championship in soccer over Brazil, Yngve Johansson accepts two children to live with him during the summer, as told through the eyes of a young boy. His name is Mårten, and the other child's name is Annika. She is a rough girl, with many problems. The three of them do not get along, and Yngve is a true dictator to the children's eyes. However, when the children discover that their new guardian has a crush on their teacher (Cecilia Nilsson), they do what they can to bring the two together. Soon enough, the three will discover that they have a lot more in common than they previously imagined, and together they can make their lives worth living again. This is a sweet story about life in Sweden in the mid 1900's. It is about family, love, hate, innocent friendship that we all can relate to, and much, much more...

Who stars in A Summer Tale?

Kjell Bergqvist, Anastasios Soulis, Rebecca Scheja, Cecilia Nilsson, Brasse Brännström, Marcus Hasselborg. See the cast cards above for character names.

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