''Tsatsiki – vänner för alltid'' ("Tsatsiki – Friends Forever") is an internationally co-produced

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 ...

directed by Eddie Thomas Petersen, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 2001, based on the books about

Tsatsiki Tzatziki ( el, τζατζίκι), also known as tarator or cacık (), is a dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic ...

written by

Moni Nilsson-Brännström Moni Helena Nilsson Brännström (born ''Nilsson'' 24 February 1955 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author, best known for the books about the boy Tsatsiki. Earlier she owned the 17th chair of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books. She is one of th ...

Plot

Tsatsiki's girlfriend Maria suddenly brakes their relationship; she "doesn't believe something about love", and hates Tsatsiki's flowers because "krukväxter ger man bara till gamlingar" ("'' houseplants you should only give to old people''"). A few days later his best friend Per Hammar also leaves Tsatsiki, because Tsatsiki made him unlucky with saying to Maria that "han kissar i sängen" ("''bedwetting''"). Later Tsatsiki, "Morsan" and Göran will travel 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 with ...

where Tsatsiki's father, grandfather and cousin Elena live. A few days before the journey he goes to Maria who lost her pen box at school, and tells her that Göran and Niclas said that the flowers were a "love gesture", but she doesn't believe it and says that he can "go to Greece and after that tell her what love is if he can learn about love there". But when they're going it comes problems; Niclas says that he, "Morsan" and their rock group will go for a concert tour to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, but soon Tsatsiki allows "Morsan" to go and instead he lets Grandpa ("Morfar") go with him to Greece, where Tsatsiki's paternal grandfather who is terminally ill ("Farfar") and Elena tells him what love is. Before his paternal grandfather dies he shows Tsatsiki and grandfather the place where he first met Tsatsiki's grandmother who was a member of the greek resistance like him during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

they fought for the freedom of Greece against the germans. When he comes back home, he goes to Per and apologizes and they go, together with Göran, to Strömmen where it's a fishing competition which Tsatsiki and Per planned before Tsatsiki made him unlucky. Later he goes to Maria and tells her that he learnt about love in Greece and she loves him again. Now he understands that the most alone person on the whole Earth is he/she who doesn't have any friend.

Citation

*(Tsatsiki) ''Morfar, vet du vad jag tycker är viktigast? – Att ha en kompis.'' ("Grandpa, do you know what I think is most important? – To have a friend.")

About the film

Every actor from the earlier film ''

Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen ''Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen'' is a Swedish film directed by Ella Lemhagen which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 1 October 1999, based on the books about Tsatsiki written by Moni Nilsson-Brännström. It won the 1999 Guldbagge Award for B ...

'' appeared in this new Tsatsiki-film except

Alexandra Rapaport Alexandra Susanna Rapaport (born 26 December 1971 in Bromma) is a Swedish film and stage actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm, from which she graduated in 1997. She then worked for Uppsala Theatre before becoming engaged by ...

(changed to

Sara Sommerfeld Sara Anita Sommerfeld (born 28 October 1977) is a Swedish actress. Sara Sommerfeld was born in Sollentuna north of Stockholm. Her parents are Polish-Jewish immigrants who came to Sweden in 1968. Sara Sommerfeld started as a child actress at ...

Jacob Ericksson Jacob Ericksson (born ''Jacob Abel Joachim Eriksson'' on 7 January 1967 in Sala, Sweden) is a Swedish actor, educated at Gothenburg Theatre Academy. Partial filmography * 1994: '' Rena Rama Rolf'' (TV Series) * 1995: ''En på miljonen'' - E ...

(changed to

Eric Ericson Eric Gustaf Ericson (26 October 1918 – 16 February 2013) was a Swedish choral conductor and influential choral teacher. Life and career He graduated from the Royal College of Music (''Kungl. Musikhögskolan'') in Stockholm in 1943 and we ...

) and

Jonas Karlsson Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is a Swedish actor and author. Karlsson was born in Salem. He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie ''Details''. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, in ...

(changed to Joakim Nätterqvist). There are also new characters; Tsatsiki's grandfather (Yanis' father) (''Georgios Moulianitakis''), Tsatsiki's grandfather ("Morsan"'s father) ('' Krister Henriksson'') and Tsatsiki's cousin Elena (''Simona Ericsson''). In this film Tsatsiki and "Morsan" have left the villa area and live in an apartment in the city and Tsatsiki and his class have changed school.

Cast

Samuel Haus Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transit ...

as ''

'' *

as ''"Morsan"'' * Krister Henriksson as ''Tsatsiki's grandfather (Morsan's father)'' *

as ''Göran'' * Joakim Nätterqvist as ''Niclas (bassist)'' *

Minken Fosheim Birte Fosheim Wienskol (20 March 1956 – 7 June 2018), better known as Minken Fosheim, was a Norwegian actress and author, best known for her children's books about famous composers, and her role as Vigdis Reverud in the 1990s sitcom '' Karl & Co ...

as ''Tsatsiki's teacher'' * Sam Kessel as ''Per Hammar'' * Isa Engström as ''Maria'' * Maria Hazell as ''Sara'' * Kasper Lindström as ''Wille'' *Elin Åkesson as ''Elin'' *Amanda Rasmusson as ''Mona'' * Torbjörn Lindström as ''Maria's father'' * Marie Delleskog as ''Maria's mother'' *George Nakas as ''Yanis, Tsatsiki's father'' *Georgios Moulianitakis as ''Tsatsiki's grandfather (Yanis' father)'' *

Thomas Hedengran Ulf Thomas Hedengran (born February 11, 1965) is a Swedish actor. He is often cast in grisly thrillers and horror films. Biography Hedengran has become a well-known actor in many Swedish television series and films. He has also worked as a stag ...

as Lifeguard *Ida Holmberg as ''Retzina, Tsatsiki's sister (is born in the end on the film)''

References

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