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1939

For many of us, the war meant the beginning of freedom.
Dec 23, 1989 · 3h 13m
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Drama
War

PLOT

When the war breaks out, Annika lives with her parents in Värmland, close to the border to Norway. Her cousin Harald is a dealer in the black market but has to escape from the police to Norway. Annika moves to Stockholm and gets a job as a waitress. She meets the happy-go-lucky Berit and together they have a wonderful time. She also meets a young man, Bengt, whom she marries. But almost immediately she discovers that her husband is different from the man who was courting her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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CAST

Helene Egelund
Annika
Helena Bergström
Berit
Per Morberg
Bengt Hall
Ingvar Hirdwall
Annika's father
Anita Ekström
Annika's mother
Per Oscarsson
Isak
Per Grytt
Annika's brother
Johan Ulveson
Harald Persson
Directed by Göran Carmback

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Status
Released
Original language
SV
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Production
SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT
Country
SE
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