The Freethinker
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The film portrays the Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter August Strindberg's life 1849-1912. Through his extensive correspondence and literary production, from the supposed first work, the drama "The Free Thinker" (1869), to the posthumously published "The Occult Diary" (published 1977 ). But also his three wives, Siri von Essen, Frida Uhl and Harriet Bosse, and the children Karin, Greta and Hans are given space in the film. The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the author's own life.
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Directors: Ann Duroj, Annika Hallström, Åsa Hoflin, Åsa Wendel, Charlie Kristiansson, Daniel Strömberg, Eva Bowden, Fredrik Heurlin, Göran Bäuerle, Hedvig Blidberg, Helen Walhgren, Jan-Anders Hansson, Maryn Eales, Mats Gustavsson, Niklas Westergren, Pauli Saastamoinen, Peter Lindnér, Peter Watkins, Ria Busch, Robert Stengård, Saman Ali, Stefan Norlin, Thérèse Ferry, Ziskas Szemes
Anders Mattsson
as August Strindberg
Lena Settervall
as Siri von Essen
Roland Borgström
as Carl-Oskar Strindberg
Ingela Berger
as Ulrika Eleonora Strindberg
Torsten Föllinger
as August Strindberg (Old)
Mikael Rubbestad
as August Strindberg (12 Years Old)
Emil Eriksson
as August Strindberg (7 Years Old)
Karin Rubbestad
as Eva Karlsson
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