Happy End

Happy End

A film about freedom, lies and an unusual act of love.

1999 · 99 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

Happy End is a story about Lukas, a self-absorbed young man adrift who meets Marja, an experienced, older woman. Lukas dreams of becoming a rock star. He escapes the city to his father's holiday flat in Visby, a town on the Baltic island of Gotland. But the flat has been rented out to Marja, an eccentric 69-year-old writer determined to complete her memoirs. Nothing can hold her back, least of all a confused dreamer. Much against their will, a friendship slowly develops. But Marja harbors a secret, and when the truth emerges their friendship is put to the test. Their stay on Gotland takes an unexpected turn...

Directed by Christina Olofson · Written by Soni Jörgensen

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Harriet Andersson Marja Levander
Stefan Norrthon Lukas Trulsson
Robert Jelinek Greger Viktorsson
Alexander Skarsgård Bamse Viktorsson
Rebecka Hemse Lisa
Pär Ericson
Elin Gradin
Lotta Karlge
Med Reventberg
Lena Ringqvist

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