As White as in Snow (2001)

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Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix.

Release Date: February 15, 2001
Runtime: 2h 34m
Rating: 5.4/10 (13 votes)

Director: Jan Troell

Cast: Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath, Björn Kjellman, Stina Ekblad, Shanti Roney, Reine Brynolfsson, Maria Heiskanen

Production: SVT Drama

based on true story emancipation female empowerment

Full Cast (26 people)

Amanda Ooms as Elsa Andersson
Rikard Wolff as Robert Friedman
Björn Granath as Sven Andersson
Björn Kjellman as Erik Magnusson
Stina Ekblad as Stine
Shanti Roney as Lars Andersson
Reine Brynolfsson as Enoch Thulin
Maria Heiskanen as Merja
Johanna Troell as Frida
Rolf Lydahl as Nils
Per Lasson as Second Officer
Magnus Krepper as Polish Artist
Ben Becker as Hermann Vogel
Tine Miehe-Renard as Lise Bamberg
Sanna Persson as Edith
Berto Marklund as Hugo Persson
Åsa Söderling as Vera
Anneli Martini as Husmor
Julia Calvo-Andreasson as Elsa 7 år
Hans Pålsson as Felix Hansson
Georg Oddner as Fotograf
Bo Jonsson as Birger Sjöberg
Peter Schreck as En tysk
Antti Reini as Koivunen
Jan Lerning
Nils Myrbratt

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As White as in Snow

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As White as in Snow

154 min

Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix.

154 min

Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix.

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Original LanguageSwedish

Release Date2/15/2001

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Cast

Amanda Ooms

as Elsa Andersson

Rikard Wolff

as Robert Friedman

Björn Granath

as Sven Andersson

Björn Kjellman

as Erik Magnusson

Stina Ekblad

as Stine

Shanti Roney

as Lars Andersson

Reine Brynolfsson

as Enoch Thulin

Maria Heiskanen

as Merja

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Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an…

How long is As White as in Snow?▾

2h 34m

When was As White as in Snow released?▾

February 15, 2001

Who directed As White as in Snow?▾

Jan Troell

Who stars in As White as in Snow?▾

Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath

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Drama, History