Elina: As If I Wasn't There
31/01/2003
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
Movie Information
Natalie Minnevik
as Elina
Bibi Andersson
as Tora Holm
Marjaana Maijala
as Marta
Henrik Rafaelsen
as Einar Björk
Tind Soneby
as Irma
Björn Granath
as The Doctor
Jarl Lindblad
as Veikko Niemi
Sara Arnia
as Sara
Peter Rogers
as Anton
Carolina Berggren
as Anna
Amanda Andersson
as Kerttu
Zorro Svärdendahl
as Isak
