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Dark story about life in a little Swedish town in the seventies.

Stars:

Björn Kjellman, David Boati, Johanna Mork

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Björn Kjellman	...	Juha 3 episodes, 1992
David Boati	...	Juha som barn 3 episodes, 1992
Johanna Mork	...	Jenny som barn / ... 3 episodes, 1992
Janina Berman	...	Ritva 3 episodes, 1992
Johan Rabaeus	...	Bengt 3 episodes, 1992
Karin Hagås	...	Marianne 3 episodes, 1992
David Fornander	...	Thomas 3 episodes, 1992
Helena Kallenbäck	...	Fru Karsk 3 episodes, 1992
Victor Lindfors	...	Stefan / ... 3 episodes, 1992
Ola Hedén	...	Lennart 3 episodes, 1992
Erik Bjersjö	...	Roger 3 episodes, 1992
Albin Flinkas	...	Erik 3 episodes, 1992
Ulf von Zweigbergk	...	Ängeln 3 episodes, 1992
Görel Crona	...	Jenny 2 episodes, 1992
Pia Johansson	...	Fröken 2 episodes, 1992
Mats Bergman	...	Managern 2 episodes, 1992
Sten Hellström	...	Stand-up komiker 2 episodes, 1992
Charlie Elvegård	...	Jennys far 2 episodes, 1992
Rolf Jenner	...	Stand-up komiker 2 episodes, 1992
Rikard Lindberg	...	Simon 2 episodes, 1992
Clara Pawlo	...	Pia 2 episodes, 1992
Joanna Sundström	...	Eva-Lena 2 episodes, 1992
Maria Tornborg	...	Li 2 episodes, 1992

Storyline

Juha Lindström grows up in the 1970s in a peaceful suburb to Stockholm called Sävbyholm. Sävbyholm seems peaceful enough on the surface but underneath a lot of problems exist. The grown-up Juha is a famous comedian who cannot forget his childhood. He remembers being a kid and trying to please the cool kids by being funny. He didn't always succeed. Now he is taping letters to his childhood friend Thomas about how bad he feels and how much his childhood has affected him. We follow Juha and the other kids in 6th grade in flashbacks.

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Plot Keywords:

younger version of character | suburb | 1970s | comedian | betrayal | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

21 September 1992 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

O Homem d'Orange

Company Credits

Production Co:

SVT Drama

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min (3 episodes) 102 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3 Letterbox

Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

Also released theatrically as a 90-minute movie.

User Reviews

The greatest mini-series of them all

This is the most tragic moving picture made as series ever, when it comes to why kids always nag about growing up. Even though the writer of this mini-series is a comedian it's so tragic you could burst into tears.

Jonas Gardell takes us to a suburban part of Sweden, somewhere in the 70'es. We follow Juha as a witness through harassment in the middle-grade, with the outsider, strange Thomas with his German mother and the next-door girl Jenny who's in love with him, and the tough boys in the class who checks out the girls in the locker-room. Well, Juha is stuck between all these scenarios and characters.

There is just one thing to do. Joke about it.

The "film" tells you all about how it sounds in a teenagers ears when adults say stuff like: "You'll just be glad as long as you're a kid".

Also how memories or traumatic events can scar you for the rest of your life even if you're a kid.

If you have an opportunity to see this, don't miss it.