1939

For many of us, the war meant the beginning of freedom.

1939 — Plot

When the war breaks out, Annika lives with her parents in Värmland, close to the border to Norway. Her cousin Harald is a dealer in the black market but has to escape from the police to Norway. Annika moves to Stockholm and gets a job as a waitress. She meets the happy-go-lucky Berit and together they have a wonderful time. She also meets a young man, Bengt, whom she marries. But almost immediately she discovers that her husband is different from the man who was courting her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

• Release date
• December 23, 1989
• Runtime
• 193 min
• Genres
• Drama, War
• Director
• Göran Carmback

1939 — Cast

Helene Egelund Annika Helena Bergström Berit Per Morberg Bengt Hall Ingvar Hirdwall Annika's father Anita Ekström Annika's mother Per Oscarsson Isak

P

Per Grytt Annika's brother Johan Ulveson Harald Persson