''The Anderssons in Greece'' ( sv, Sune i Grekland) is a Swedish children's comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 2012, and originally planned for 2011 and thought to be set in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
and not
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. The film is based on the book ''
Sune i Grekland'' of the
''Sune'' book series and was recorded in Rhodos
Sunwing Resort Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
and in
Stockholm.
The film was seen by more than 500,000.
Premise
The Andersson's family go on a vacation to
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
, travelling there by
aeroplane.
Actors
*
William Ringström - Sune
*
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'' ...
- Rudolf
*
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 ...
- Karin
*
Julius Jimenez Hugoson
The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the ...
- Håkan
*
Hanna Elffors Elfström
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fam ...
- Anna
*
Julia Dufvenius
Elin Julia Dufvenius Wollter (née Dufvenius; born 8 October 1975) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in television shows, films, and stage plays. Her breakthrough role was in the television miniseries ''Glappet'' (1997). Dufvenius played a ...
- Sabina
*
Erik Johansson - Pontus
*
Feline Andersson - Hedda
*
Kajsa Halldén - Sophie
*
Madeleine Barwén Trollvik - Idol-Lisa
*
Anna-Maria Dahl - Linda
*
Gustav Levin - Ralf
*
Sofia Rönnegård
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has ...
- security guard
*
Ann-Charlotte Franzén tour guide
*
Manos Gavras - hotel boss
*
Vangelis Petras - Costas
*
Panagiotis Roditis - Yiannis
*
Georgios Nikolis - headwaiter
*
Jesper Jarnsäter - waiter
Production
Shooting began in late-May 2012 in
Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
at
Rhodos
In Greek mythology, Rhodos/Rhodus () or Rhode (), was the goddess and personification of the island of Rhodes and a wife of the sun god Helios.
Parentage
Various parents were given for Rhodos. Pindar makes her a daughter of Aphrodite with no ...
. The Sweden scenes were shot in
Västerås
Västerås ( , , ) is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 154,049.
Västerås is the se ...
.
Home video
The film was released to
DVD
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and
Blu-ray
The Blu-ray Disc (BD), often known simply as Blu-ray, is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released on June 20, 2006 worldwide. It is designed to supersede the DVD format, and capable of st ...
in 2013.
References
External links
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2010s children's comedy films
Films based on works by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson
Films directed by Hannes Holm
Films set in Greece
Films set in Sweden
Films shot in Greece
Films shot in Sweden
Swedish sequel films
Swedish comedy films
2010s Swedish-language films
Films about vacationing
2012 films
Greece–Sweden relations
2012 comedy films
2010s Swedish films