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Under the Sun

Under Solen

Release: 1998-12-25 ·Runtime: 130m ·★ 5.9
Drama Romance

Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik, who helps him in the afternoons. Once a sailor, Erik brags of having known hundreds of women. Out of the blue, Olof advertises in the local paper for a young lady housekeeper, and Ellen, a middle-class city woman, arrives to take over the house and, as the summer goes on, Olof's heart and Erik's desire as well.

Production Countries

Sweden

Production Companies

SF Studios
Film i Väst
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
SVT
Sweetwater Production