A Song for Martin
Genres
Overview
Martin, conductor of a symphonic orchestra, meet Barbara, violine player and they start a relationship. Five years later Martin starts to develop loss of memory and becomes more and more confused. Finally he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and Barbara tries to help as much as possible although Martin is often angry and violent towards her.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
118 min
Release Date
2001-03-16
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
18
Vote Average
5.6
Sven Wollter
Martin
Viveka Seldahl
Barbara
Reine Brynolfsson
Biederman
Linda Källgren
Karin
Lisa Werlinder
Elisabeth
Peter Engman
Philip
Kristina Törnqvist
Dr Gehrlich
Jonas Falk
Martin's doctor
Dag Malmberg
Henrik
Jonna Ekdahl
Sara
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