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Granny's Dancing on the Table (2015)

| Drama | 8 March 2016 (Sweden)
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Eini grows up isolated from society in the woods together with her controlling and abusive father. Stories about her granny and Eini's invincible fantasy enables her to create a world within, from which she can draw her strength to survive.

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Hanna Sköld

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Hanna Sköld

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Blanca Engström, Lennart Jähkel, Mike Altmann | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Blanca Engström ... Eini
Lennart Jähkel ... The Father
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Altmann ... Himself - Puppet
Karin Bertling Karin Bertling ... Granny
Briten Granqvist Briten Granqvist ... Lucia
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Storyline

Eini grows up isolated from society in the woods together with her controlling and abusive father. Stories about her granny and Eini's invincible fantasy enables her to create a world within, from which she can draw her strength to survive.

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dancing on a table | dancing on table | dancing | fire | punched in the face | See All (25) »

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Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

8 March 2016 (Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Mociute soka ant stalo See more »

Filming Locations:

Dalarnas län, Sweden
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Budget:

€800,000 (estimated)
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Nordic Factory Film, Tangram Film, Nordic Factory Film See more »
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Runtime:

(original)

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color (HD)| Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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