Elina: As If I Wasn't There
Elina: As If I Wasn't There

Elina: As If I Wasn't There

6.2

1 hr 17 min

2003-01-31

23

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

Drama

Family

Trailers

Characters

Natalie Minnevik

Natalie Minnevik

Elina

Bibi Andersson

Bibi Andersson

Tora Holm

Marjaana Maijala

Marjaana Maijala

Marta

Henrik Rafaelsen

Henrik Rafaelsen

Einar Björk

Tind Soneby

Tind Soneby

Irma

Björn Granath

Björn Granath

The Doctor

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