''Stockholm East'' ( sv, Stockholm Östra) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, released in 2011 and directed by

Simon Kaijser Simon Olof Kaijser (born 18 November 1969 in Danderyd Municipality, Danderyd, Sweden) is a Swedish film director. Selected filmography Director *2002 – ''Skeppsholmen (TV series), Skeppsholmen'' (TV drama) (Director: 10 episodes) *2004 – '' ...

Plot

Stockholm East is the love story between two strangers, bound together by a tragedy that has taken its toll on both their lives and relationships. They meet and begin a passionate relationship, while both of them hide an inconvenient truth from the other. The story starts with Johan (Persbrandt) accidentally hitting nine-year-old Tove, daughter of Anna (Iben Hjejle), with his car, and killing her. Both adult characters have a hard time moving on with their life, and their relationships with their SOs suffer. About a year later, the two of them meet by chance. Johan knows who Anna is, but Anna doesn't know who Johan is - she is simply grateful to have someone in her life who she can talk to about Tove, pretending that her daughter is still alive. Slowly, they fall in love.

Cast

Mikael Persbrandt Mikael Åke Persbrandt (; born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films, he is perhaps best known for playing Gunvald Larsson in the ''Beck'' series of movies. He is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Award ...

- Johan *

Iben Hjejle Iben Hjejle (22 March 1971) is a Danish actress, notable for starring in the Stephen Frears film '' High Fidelity'' (2000). In Denmark, she is perhaps best known for appearing in the Danish television sitcom '' Langt fra Las Vegas'' (''Far from ...

- Anna *

Liv Mjönes Liv Anna Mjönes (born 18 September 1979) is a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and ...

- Kattis *

Henrik Norlén Henrik Norlén (born 2 September 1970) is a Swedish actor. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * 1970 births Living people Swedish male film actors People from Karlstad {{Sweden-actor-stub ...

- Anders * Astrid Assefa - Nurse *

Lars-Erik Berenett Lars-Erik Berenett (23 December 1942 – 1 February 2017) was a Swedish actor. His career spanned more than 50 years, gaining recognition for his performances in film, television, and theatre, until two years before his death in 2017. Berenett mad ...

- Kattis Dad * Moa Zetterlund - Minna * Jimmy Lindström - Minnas Dad * Rebecca Englund - new mom *

Ulf Friberg Ulf Sven Friberg (born 4 October 1962) is a Swedish actor, screenwriter, theatre and film director. Friberg studied in Malmö 1986–89. After that he was engaged at Stockholm City Theatre. He has also been engaged at the Orion Theatre in Stock ...

- new father *

Anna Godenius Anna Godenius (born 24 July 1944) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 35 films and television shows since 1975. Selected filmography * ''Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story'' (1975) * ''A Guy and a Gal ''A Guy and a Gal'' (Swedish l ...

- Prosecutor *

Annika Hallin Annika Susanne Hallin is a Swedish actress. She was born in Hägersten, Stockholm, and studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 1995 – 1999. In 2001 Hallin was one of those who started ''Teater Nova''. She was married to ...

- Remembering Mom * Peter Parkrud - Therapist * Fredrik Nilsson - The guy in the tunnel

External links

* Swedish drama films 2011 films 2011 drama films 2010s Swedish films {{2010s-Sweden-film-stub