''The Anderssons Hit the Road'' ( sv, Sune på bilsemester) is a Swedish

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

, children and

family film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films ar ...

opening at cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 2013. It was written by

Hannes Holm Hannes Martin Holm (born 26 November 1962 in Lidingö), is a Swedish director and screenwriter. He makes almost all of his films with Måns Herngren. Selected filmography *1983 - ''Interrail'' *1983 - '' Vidöppet'' (Wide Open) (TV-series) *1 ...

together with

Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson Anders Jacobsson (born 1963) and Sören Olsson (born 1964) are two Swedish-born cousins who are writers of children's literature and young adult fiction. They are best known for their books about Sune and Bert, but also Tuva-Lisa and Emanu ...

, and among the actors were William Ringström,

Morgan Alling Sven Robert Morgan Alling (born ''Persson''; 8 June 1968) is a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film and theatre director. Alling finished Malmö Theatre Academy 1990. He rose to fame in 1993 as co-host of children's television show ''Tippen'' ...

and

Anja Lundqvist Karin Anja Elisabet Lundqvist (born 7 June 1971 in Vaksala, Uppsala Municipality) is a Swedish actress. She studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 1995–99. Selected filmography *2000 - '' Tillsammans'' *2002 - '' Stora ...

Plot

The Andersson's family go on a road trip across

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towards a village in

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...

, where Mr. and Mrs. Andersson went on a honeymoon 20 years earlier. Living in the village is a girl Sune likes, but also an artist who can make the family rich.

Production

The church wedding scenes at the beginning were shot at Nödinge Church in early July 2013. The vacationing scenes were shot at places like

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

Bolzano Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...

, the Brenner Pass and the Tyrol village of

Margreid an der Weinstraße Margreid an der Weinstraße (; it, Magrè sulla Strada del Vino ), often abbreviated to Margreid or Magrè, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southwest of the city of Bolzano. Margreid borders the fol ...

. The amusement park scenes were shot at

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the ca ...

, but represent central

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Cast

Home video

The film was released to

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and

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in 2014'.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderssons Hit The Road, The 2010s children's comedy films Films based on works by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson Films directed by Hannes Holm Films set in Italy Swedish comedy films 2010s Swedish-language films 2010s road movies Films about vacationing Swedish sequel films 2013 films Films shot in Sweden 2013 comedy films Films shot in Italy Films shot in Germany 2010s Swedish films