Elina: As If I Wasn't There
Elina - Som om jag inte fanns
2002, Film, 77 min, Drama, Family, Swedish, Sweden, MoviePedia score 65
In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Directed by Klaus Härö
Cast
- Natalie Minnevik as Elina
- Bibi Andersson as Tora Holm
- Marjaana Maijala as Marta
- Henrik Rafaelsen as Einar Björk
- Tind Soneby Wäneland as Irma
- Björn Granath as Doctor
- Jarl Lindblad as Veikko Niemi
- Sara Arnia as Sara
- Peter Rogers as Anton
- Carolina Berggren as Anna
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