How long is Simon and the Oaks?

Simon and the Oaks is 2 hr 2 min long.

Who is Simon in Simon and the Oaks?

Bill Skarsgård plays Simon in the film.

What is Simon and the Oaks about?

An epic drama spanning the years 1939 to 1952, this is the gripping story of Simon (Bill Skarsgaard), who grows up in a loving working class family on the outskirts of Gothenburg but always feels out of place. Intellectually gifted, he stubbornly persists in acquiring an education normally reserved for young men of the professional classes, much to the chagrin of his parents who fear that he will become stuck up. He finally convinces his father to send him to an upper-class grammar school, where he meets Isak, the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller who has fled Nazi persecution in Germany. Simon is dazzled by the books, art and music he encounters in the home of Isak's father Ruben (Jan Josef Leifers), which makes Simon long to know more about his own family background. Isak, on the other hand, draws comfort from learning to do something with his hands, helping Simon's dad (Stefan Godicke) make boats. Note: In Swedish and German with English subtitles.

Simon and the Oaks

Name: Simon and the Oaks
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012-10-12
Duration: 122
Rating: 56

NR 2 hr 2 min

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How long is Simon and the Oaks?: Simon and the Oaks is 2 hr 2 min long.

Who directed Simon and the Oaks?: Lisa Ohlin

Who is Simon in Simon and the Oaks?: Bill Skarsgård plays Simon in the film.

What is Simon and the Oaks about?: An epic drama spanning the years 1939 to 1952, this is the gripping story of Simon (Bill Skarsgaard), who grows up in a loving working class family on the outskirts of Gothenburg but always feels out of place. Intellectually gifted, he stubbornly persists in acquiring an education normally reserved for young men of the professional classes, much to the chagrin of his parents who fear that he will become stuck up. He finally convinces his father to send him to an upper-class grammar school, where he meets Isak, the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller who has fled Nazi persecution in Germany. Simon is dazzled by the books, art and music he encounters in the home of Isak's father Ruben (Jan Josef Leifers), which makes Simon long to know more about his own family background. Isak, on the other hand, draws comfort from learning to do something with his hands, helping Simon's dad (Stefan Godicke) make boats.
Note: In Swedish and German with English subtitles.