''Gränslots'' (

Border Guide A border guide ( no, grenselos, sv, gränslots) was a person that helped refugees from Norway escape over the Norway–Sweden border during the Second World War. There were probably over a thousand Norwegian border guides active during the Second ...

) is a

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drama film from 1990 directed by Lars-Göran Pettersson. The film was Pettersson's debut as a director, and he also write the screenplay. The film was edited into a TV series and broadcast on

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in 1993. In addition to Swedish actors, the cast includes many Norwegian actors.

Plot

The Swede Henry Eriksson helps his friends and relatives on the other side of the Norwegian border during World War II. He also helps refugees.

Cast

* Line Storesund as Tove * Anton Hjärtmyr as Sigge * Göran Engman as Henry, Sigge's father *

Sigrid Huun Sigrid Huun (born July 25, 1952) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in ''Himmel og helvete'' in 1969. Among her television performances, she is remembered for having performed in the comedy series ''Egentlig'' on NRK in the 1990s. Sh ...

as Torunn, Sigge's mother * Bo Lindström as Sigges grandfather *

Bjørn Sundquist Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and H ...

as Ragnar, Tove's father *

Helge Jordal Helge Jordal (born 17 February 1946) is a Norwegian actor. He was appointed a Knight of the Royal Order of St. Olav in 2006 for his long career as an actor both on screen and on stage, and for his position as a "grand old man" among Norwegian a ...

as a Norwegian policeman * Bo Montelius as Åkerberg, the district police superintendent * Gerhard Hoberstrofer as the forest ranger's assistant * Kicki Rundgren as the maid * Unni Kristin Skagestad as the dark-haired woman

References

External links

*
Gränslots
at the

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1990 films Swedish drama films 1990s Swedish-language films 1990s Norwegian-language films 1990 drama films 1990 multilingual films Swedish multilingual films 1990s Swedish films {{1990s-Sweden-film-stub