---
title: 'Simon and the Oaks (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lisa Ohlin'
released: '2011-11-16'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/simon-and-the-oaks-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375669/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Simon and the Oaks (2011)

2011 · 122 min · Drama · Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway

Original title: Simon och ekarna

## Synopsis

Simon and the Oaks is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 9 December 2011, directed by Lisa Ohlin and starring Bill Skarsgård. The film is based on the novel with the same name by Marianne Fredriksson. The film was nominated in 13 categories at the 47th Guldbagge Awards, won two of the awards: Cecilia Nilsson for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the role as Inga, and Jan Josef Liefers for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Ruben Lentov.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lisa Ohlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-ohlin)
- **Screenplay:** [Marnie Blok](https://cinepixo.com/people/marnie-blok)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Annette Focks](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-focks)
- **Producer:** [Per Holst](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-holst), [Christer Nilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/christer-nilson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dan Laustsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-laustsen)
- **Editor:** [Michal Leszczylowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/michal-leszczylowski), [Kasper Leick](https://cinepixo.com/people/kasper-leick), [Anders Nylander](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-nylander)

## Cast

- [Sven-Åke Gustavsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-ake-gustavsson) as professor
- [Stefan Gödicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-godicke) as Erik Larsson
- [Pär Brundin](https://cinepixo.com/people/par-brundin) as Åke, granne
- [Bill Skarsgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-skarsgard) as Simon Larsson
- [Cecilia Nilsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecilia-nilsson) as Inga
- [Karl Martin Eriksson](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-martin-eriksson) as Isak som liten
- [Helen Sjöholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-sjoholm) as Karin Larsson
- [Katharina Schüttler](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharina-schuttler) as Iza
- [Peter Borenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-borenstein) as rabbin
- [Lena Nylén](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-nylen) as Olga
- [Iwar Wiklander](https://cinepixo.com/people/iwar-wiklander) as rektor
- [Karl Linnertorp](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-linnertorp) as Isak Lentov
- [Jan-Erik Emretsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-erik-emretsson) as Klas, granne
- [Jan Holmquist](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-holmquist) as doktor
- [Jan Josef Liefers](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-josef-liefers) as Ruben Lentov

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Official site: http://simonandtheoaks.thefilmarcade.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/simon-and-the-oaks-2011
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