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Den bästa sommaren
Directed by	Ulf Malmros
Produced by	Lars Jönsson
Written by	Ulf Malmros Lars Johansson
Music by	Dan Sundquist Henrik Medquist
Distributed by	Film i Väst Sonet Film Sandrew Metronome
Release date(s)	8 March 2000
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Sweden, Denmark
Language	Swedish

Den bästa sommaren ("The Best Summer") is a 2000 Swedish-Danish film directed by Ulf Malmros.

Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 About the film 3 Cast 4 External links

[edit]Plot

The film takes place in 1958 in Molkom, where two children, Mårten from Stockholm and Annika from Uppsala, will be "summer children" to Yngve Johansson, who every summer takes children to his home, but it has been bad earlier years. In the beginning Mårten and Annika don't like Yngve, but they love each other more and more and they also start liking Yngve. Maybe he isn't as bad as they think? This summer'll move everything in their life for all future.

[edit]About the film

The film was recorded at Björkås herrgård in Vargön, Restad gård in Vänersborg, Anten-Gräfsnäs Railway, in Upphärad and in Sjuntorp. It premiered (in Sweden) on 8 March 2000 and is recommended from 7 years.

[edit]Cast

• Kjell Bergqvist as Yngve Johansson


• Anastasios Soulis as Mårten


• Rebecca Scheja as Annika


• Cecilia Nilsson as Miss Svanström


• Brasse Brännström as Sven


• Marcus Hasselborg as Harald, Sven's son


• Gachugo Makini as Jacques