Behind Blue Skies
Genres
Overview
It's 1975, and Martin is a teenager looking to break out of a stifling home environment ruled by his alcoholic father and long-suffering mother. When Martin's pal Micke suggests they get jobs together as waiters at a resort off the Swedish coast, Martin is all for it, but before long Micke finds better things to do and Martin is left on his own. The presence of pretty fellow server Jenny is a major consolation, but to his surprise, guileless Martin is soon chosen as the protégé of Gösta, the resort's short-tempered manager. Gösta clearly likes Martin and makes him his right hand man, which gives Martin a crash course in the seedy side of life when he discovers Gösta has a number of other business interests, not all of which are legal or ethical.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$2921178
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2010-09-10
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
49
Vote Average
6.6
Bill Skarsgård
Martin
Peter Dalle
Gösta
Björn Kjellman
Nils
Josefin Ljungman
Jenny
Amanda Ooms
Siv
Adam Pålsson
Micke
Rasmus Troedsson
Ulf
Annika Olsson
Ann-Britt
Peter Engman
Kenta
Gustave Lund
Nalle
Erik Johansson
Jonte
Stig Engström
Fritz
Elin Klinga
Marketta
Leif Andrée
Stig
Ola Wahlström
police technician
Tommy Andersson
Rune Eriksson
Felix Engström
Emil Kåberg
Björn Andersson
interrogator
Sten Johan Hedman
KSSS lawyer
Rico Rönnbäck
snob #1
Ludde Hagberg
snob #2
Pelle Axnäs
Sven
Halvard Walldén
complaining guest
Annika Arnell
madam
Marie Ahl
bank clerk
Ann-Charlotte Franzén
landlord
Therese Andersson
Eva
Lanna Olsson
disco boss
Yohanna Idha
stripper #1
Clary Elving
stripper #2
Mats Flink
strip club owner
Leif Wendin
hoppilandkalle
Fredrik Wagner
stoner
Jan Axlander
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