Elina: As If I Wasn't There
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| Directed by | Klaus Härö |
| Produced by | Melanie Backer David Leitner Michael Yanko |
| Written by | Kerstin Johansson i Backe (novel) Jimmy Karlsson (screenplay) |
| Starring | Natalie Minnevik Bibi Andersson |
| Distributed by | Sonet Film |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 77 min. |
| Country | Sweden Finland |
| Language | Swedish Finnish |
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Elina: As If I Wasn't There (original title in Swedish: Elina - Som om jag inte fanns) is a 2002 film directed by Klaus Härö and based on a novel by Kerstin Johansson i Backe.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Natalie Minnevik | Elina |
| Bibi Andersson | Tora Holm |
| Henrik Rafaelsen | Einar Björk |
| Tind Soneby | Irma |
| Marjaana Maijala | Marta |
| Peter Rogers | Anton |
| Jarl Lindblad | Veikko Niemi |
| Zorro Svärdendahl | Isak (Elina's father) |
[edit] Plot
In the 1950s, nine-year-old Elina lives with her younger siblings and her mother in the Torne Valley in the north of Sweden, near the Finnish border. The family belongs to the Finnish-speaking minority. Her father, whom she loved dearly, died of tuberculosis a few years ago. Out in the moor just behind her house, Elina believes that she can still talk to her Dad. Elina also contracted tuberculosis, but recovered. Because she was ill for so long, Elina is obliged to repeat a whole year at school.However, since she missed so much schooling as a result, she has been put in a new class with a different teacher, the strict Tora Holm. Tora Holm sees it as her mission to protect her pitiable charges from the pitfalls of life, believing that only those who speak perfect Swedish have any chance of a happy and successful life. Small wonder that Elina and Tora Holm are soon at loggerheads. Especially when Elina exercises the sense of justice she learned from her father and stands up for one of her schoolmates. Although nobody is willing to take her side, little Elina proves far stronger than teacher Tora Holm reckoned. The conflict comes to a head when Elina flees to the dangerous moor.
