Alf Robertson - Life as It Is

Alf Robertson - Life as It Is

2021 · 58 min · Documentary, Music

A portrait of the Swedish singer and lyricist Alf Robertson. The working boy from Gamlestan who, with his unique voice and pen, managed to capture the ordinary and melancholy everyday life in Sweden in the 1970s and 80s. The film tells about Alf's upbringing in Gothenburg, life at sea, the years in Nashville and the enormous record successes of the 80s. But also about the illnesses and difficulties he struggled with during the end of his life.

Directed by Thomas Samuelsson · Written by Thomas Samuelsson

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Alf Robertson Self (archive footage)
Jakob Ekendahl Self
Tommie Jönsson Self
Gösta Linderholm Self
Göran Lomaeus Self
Börje Lundberg Self
Ina Lundström Self
Olle Olsson Self
Monica Robertson Self
Jan Skånberg Self
Bert Karlsson Self
Björn Olsson Self

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