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7.3Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.
Released: 2003-09-16113 minDir: Mikael HåfströmDramaBudget: $3.0MBox office: $12.5M
Cast
- Andreas Wilson as Erik Ponti
- Henrik Lundström as Pierre Tanguy
- Gustaf Skarsgård as Otto Silverhielm
- Linda Zilliacus as Marja
- Jesper Salén as Dahlén
- Mats Bergman as Melander
Themes
- based on novel or book
- boarding school
- private school
- bullying
- stepfather
- spanking
- domestic abuse
- discipline
- oppression
- corporal punishment
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