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Involuntary
Involuntary

Involuntary

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ComedyDrama

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In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down – or failing to do so – are explored.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

28 November 2008

Country

Denmark

Cast

Villmar Björkman

Villmar Björkman

Villmar

Linnea Cart-Lamy

Linnea Cart-Lamy

Linnea

Leif Edlund

Leif Edlund

Leffe

Sara Eriksson

Sara Eriksson

Sara

Lola Ewerlund

Lola Ewerlund

Lola

Olle Liljas

Olle Liljas

Olle

Maria Lundqvist

Maria Lundqvist

The Actress

Cecilia Milocco

Cecilia Milocco

The Teacher

Simeon Nordius

Simeon Nordius

The Son

Henrik Vikman

Henrik Vikman

Bus Driver

Vera Vitali

Vera Vitali

Vera

Hanna Lekander

Hanna Lekander

Hanna

Ulf Lundstedt

Ulf Lundstedt

Carpentry Teacher

Mia Eriksson

Mia Eriksson

Mia

Maricel Amance

Maricel Amance

Filipino Guest

Leif Ericson

Leif Ericson

Vilmar's Colleague

Margret Andersson

Margret Andersson

Colleague's Wife

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