''Avalon'' is a 2011 Swedish drama film directed by
Axel Petersén.
Plot
Janne has just finished a prolonged sentence where he was forced to wear an
ankle monitor
The ankle, or the talocrural region, or the jumping bone (informal) is the area where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle includes three joints: the ankle joint proper or talocrural joint, the subtalar joint, and the inferior tibiofibular joi ...
because of unlawful
real estate
Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more general ...
dealings. Finally a free man Janne is preparing the grand opening of his
Båstad nightclub "''Avalon''". In the 1980s Janne was a successful manager of a nightclub and longs back to that period which was the best time in his life. He is aided by his sister Jackie and is old friend Klas. He is also trying to rekindle his estranged daughter. With "Avalon" looking to be a big success, Janne's newfound happiness is soon shattered when he accidentally kills a baltic guest worker.
Cast
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Johannes Brost
Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell (25 September 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Swedish actor. He became recognized for his roles in the television programs '' Stjärnhuset'' and ''Rederiet''; in ''Rederiet'' he appeared in 318 episodes. In 20 ...
– Janne
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Peter Carlberg
Peter Sigvard Carlberg (born 8 December 1950) is a Swedish actor. He was educated at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting.
Filmography
Feature films
*2012 - ''Call Girl''
*2011 - ''Avalon''
*2010 - '' Trust Me''
*2008 - '' Let the ...
– Klas
* – Jackie, Janne's sister
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Carl Johan De Geer
Baron Carl Johan Louis De Geer af Finspång (born 13 July 1938) is a Swedish artist, writer, musician and ''friherre'' (baron) of the De Geer noble family.
De Geer was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He grew up in a castle in Skåne, in southe ...
– Leif
* Charlotte Wandt - Agnes, Janne's daughter
* Simas Lindesis - Donatas, the guestworker
* Migle Polikeviciute - Irina, Donatas' girlfriend
* Malou Stiller - Stefanie
* Henrik Lilliér - Becker, a
Småland-gangster
* Stefan Huynh - Tonny
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August Wittgenstein - Michel
Trivia
In 2017 there was a spin-off focusing on the character Becker, called ''Becker - the king of Tingsryd''.
References
External links
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2011 drama films
2011 films
Swedish drama films
2010s Swedish-language films
2010s Swedish films
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