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Gotska Sandön
Gotska Sandön

Gotska Sandön

Genres

Documentary

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A poetic documentary of its nature and of some rare people living on Gotska Sandön, an isolated island in the Baltic Sea, close to Ingmar Bergman’s home residence Fårö.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

27 June 1987

Country

Sweden

Cast

Nils Linnman

Nils Linnman

Self

Bengt-Olof Landin

Bengt-Olof Landin

Self

Tryggve Siltberg

Tryggve Siltberg

Self

Bror Silvergren

Bror Silvergren

Self

Erik Olsson

Erik Olsson

Self

Hans Hörlin

Hans Hörlin

Self

Werner Larsson

Werner Larsson

Self

Gunnar Hörlin

Gunnar Hörlin

Self

Fanny Hörlin

Fanny Hörlin

Self

Katarina Hörlin

Katarina Hörlin

Self

Erik Sjöberg

Erik Sjöberg

Self

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