Monica Z (2013)

"Monica Z" is a biopic about the Swedish singer and actress Monica Zetterlund focusing on her journey from a job as a telephone operator in a small town in Sweden to stardom in the clubs of... See full summary »

Director:

Per Fly

Writer:

Peter Birro

Stars:

Edda Magnason, Sverrir Gudnason, Kjell Bergqvist

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edda Magnason	...	Monica Zetterlund
Sverrir Gudnason	...	Sture Åkerberg
Kjell Bergqvist	...	Monica's Father
Cecilia Ljung	...	Monica's mother
Randy Ingram	...	Bill Evans
Vera Vitali	...	Marika
Johannes Wanselow	...	Beppe Wolgers
Oskar Thunberg	...	Vilgot Sjöman
Jörgen Thorsson	...	Tage Danielsson
David Hellenius	...	Head of record company
Nadja Christiansson	...	Eva-Lena
Fredrik Lindborg	...	Dompan
Hedda Stiernstedt	...	Lina
Hanna Ullerstam	...	Kerstin Wolgers
Harry Friedländer	...	Hans Alfredson

Storyline

"Monica Z" is a biopic about the Swedish singer and actress Monica Zetterlund focusing on her journey from a job as a telephone operator in a small town in Sweden to stardom in the clubs of New York and Stockholm. During her career, Zetterlund recorded numerous jazz albums and appeared in 10 films. In 1963 she represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest and in 1972 won Sweden's national film prize - a Guldbagge - for best supporting actress for her role in "The Emigrants" ("Utvandrarna"). Scoliosis forced Zetterlund to retired from performing in 1999. She died six years later after a fire in her apartment in Stockholm.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish English

Release Date:

13 September 2013 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Monica Z - Ett lingonris i cocktailglas

Filming Locations:

Film i Väst, Nohab Industrial Estate, Trollhättan, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film i Väst, StellaNova Film

Technical Specs

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