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Pirates of the Lake

1987 · 103 min

A gentle, sunlit childhood adventure with a mischievous streak, drifting between playful escapade and quiet melancholy.

Directed by: Allan Edwall
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family
Starring: Gustav Ljungberg, Kristian Almgren, Jonas Eriksson

Overview: It is the first day of the summer vacation. Jojje, Jerker and Fabian wants to borrow a sailing boat to take a boat trip so they steal it. They plan to examine all of Lake Maelaren, but a storm breaks out and the boat sinks. They go ashore, steal food and a new boat. While everybody else believes them to be dead, they have a wonderful time. They meet a crazy Count and find a dead body.

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Directed by: Allan Edwall
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family
Starring: Gustav Ljungberg, Kristian Almgren, Jonas Eriksson

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
freedom
survival
family
Places: sea
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: adventure, drama, family
Directed by: Allan Edwall
Written by: Allan Edwall
Starring: Gustav Ljungberg, Kristian Almgren, Jonas Eriksson, Björn Gustafson, Peter Stormare, Inga-Lill Rydberg, Anita Ekström, Björn Granath
Music: Thomas Lindahl
Cinematography: Rune Ericson
Runtime: 103 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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