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King of Atlantis

King of Atlantis

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King of Atlantis

2019

1h 29m

9.0(2 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Samuel is the primary carer for his father - a paranoid schizophrenic. A chance encounter with a young woman disrupts their carefully constructed world and leads Samuel to question the kind of man that he would like to be.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Simon Settergren

Simon Settergren

Samuel

Philip Zandén

Philip Zandén

Magnus

Happy Jankell

Happy Jankell

Cleo

Katarina Ewerlöf

Katarina Ewerlöf

Monica

Anki Larsson

Anki Larsson

Angelika

Isabelle Kyed

Josefine

Christopher Lehmann

Max

Anna Grönberg

Salsalärarinnan

Inga Landgré

Inga Landgré

Dam hos Tandläkaren

Ursula Fogelström

Ursula Fogelström

Tandläkaren

Creative team

Directed by: Marina Nyström
Written by: Simon Settergren
Ursula Fogelström
Produced by: Simon Settergren
Emma Creed

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