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August

2007 · 1 season

A heavy, intimate plunge into a writer's despair, watching a proud mind buckle under poverty and rejection.

Created by
Stig Larsson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jonas Karlsson, Linda Zilliacus, Jakob Eklund
Tagline
A portrait of Swedish writer August Strindberg.
Overview
In 1876, Strindberg is penniless and once again his play "Master Olof" is rejected by the Royal Dramatic Theater. Debt collectors his furniture and Strindberg is on the verge of committing suicide.

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Created by
Stig Larsson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jonas Karlsson, Linda Zilliacus, Jakob Eklund
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • ambition
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Stig Larsson
Written by
Peter Birro
Starring
Jonas Karlsson, Linda Zilliacus, Jakob Eklund, Börje Ahlstedt, Per Svensson, Ingela Olsson, Peter Haber, Maria Salomaa
Cinematography
Rolf Lindström
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 87 min each
Network
SVT1
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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