A Serious Game

A Serious Game

2016•1h 56m•5.5/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(27)

In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter's daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each other.

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Production

B-Reel Films, SVT, Nordisk Film Sweden, Film i Väst, Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning, Nimbus Film, Motlys

Language

SV

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sverrir Gudnason

Sverrir Gudnason

Arvid Stjärnblom

Karin Franz Körlof

Karin Franz Körlof

Lydia Stille

Liv Mjönes

Liv Mjönes

Dagmar Randel

Michael Nyqvist

Michael Nyqvist

Markel

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Carl Lidner

Sven Nordin

Sven Nordin

Markus Roslin

Göran Ragnerstam

Göran Ragnerstam

Anders Stille

Richard Forsgren

Richard Forsgren

Lovén

Petronella Barker

Petronella Barker

Mrs Von Rosen

Ia Langhammer

Ia Langhammer

Mrs Randel

Alba August

Alba August

Alma

Eva Millberg

Landlord

Sofia Rönnegård

Sofia Rönnegård

Harriet

Staffan Göthe

Staffan Göthe

Stjärnblom

Sophie Tolstoy

Sophie Tolstoy

Miss Zeijlon

Thomas Segerström

Cedergren

Johan van Huisstede

Newswriter

Pernilla Östervall

Anne Marie 5 yo

Ann Hellenius

Marianne

Pelle Sandberg

Mr Randel

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