Elina: As If I Wasn't There

Name: Elina: As If I Wasn't There
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2003
Duration: 1 h 17 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Natalie Minnevik, Bibi Andersson, Marjaana Maijala, Henrik Rafaelsen, Tind Soneby

Movie 2003-01-31 1h 17m Drama Family

★ 6.3 / 10 · 24 votes

In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki

Status

Released

Studios

Filmpool Nord , Svenska Filminstitutet , Filmlance International

Country

Finland

Languages

Finnish, Swedish

Director

Klaus Härö

Cast