''False as Water'' ( sv, Falsk som vatten) is a 1985 Swedish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...

directed by

Hans Alfredson Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their ...

. Alfredson won the award for Best Director and

Malin Ek Malin Ek (born 18 April 1945) is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2010. She is the daughter of actor Anders Ek (the 1971 O'Neill Award laureate) and choreographer Birgit Cullberg. She won the award for Bes ...

won the award for

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

at the

21st Guldbagge Awards The 21st Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1985, and took place on 27 January 1986. ''My Life as a Dog'' directed by Lasse Hallström was presented with the award for Best Film. ...

Cast

as Clara *

Sverre Anker Ousdal Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 18 July 1944) is a Norwegian actor born in Flekkefjord, Norway. Biography Ousdal made his debut in 1965 at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen. He worked at the Oslo Nye Teater between 1967 and 1970, and is since 1970 part ...

as John *

Marie Göranzon Britt-Marie Elisabeth Göranzon Malmsjö (born 27 October 1942) is a Swedish actress. Marie Göranzon has been part of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble since 1967. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1964 to 1967. ...

as Anna (as Mari Göranzon) *

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (201 ...

as Stig *

Örjan Ramberg Ralf Örjan Valter Ramberg, né Rahmberg (26 February 1948), is a Swedish actor, born in Örgryte, Gothenburg. Biography Örjan Ramberg started his acting career in musicals with leading parts in the original Swedish stagings of ''Hair'' (1 ...

as Carl * Lotta Ramel as Fia * Philip Zandén as Jens (as Philip Zanden) * Catharina Alinder as Tina * Martin Lindström as Lill-John *

Magnus Uggla Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla (pronounced ; born 18 June 1954) is a Swedish artist, composer, actor, and occasional radio host. He is known for his satirical lyrics. Uggla was born in Stockholm. He was the lead singer of the hard rock band ...

as Schüll, shop owner * Folke Lind as The Old Man *

Ing-Marie Carlsson Ing-Marie Gunilla Jessica Carlsson (born 25 February 1957) is a Swedish actress. Carlsson lives in Södermalm, Stockholm. Carlsson was educated at NAMA in Gothenburg and graduated in 1982. After that she worked at Götateatern and the Borås ...

as Göteborgskan *

Gunilla Olsson Gunilla Olsson (born 16 December 1947) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 25 films and television shows since 1962. Selected filmography * ''Badarna'' (1968) * '' Julia Julia'' (1981) * ''False as Water ''False as Water'' ( ...

as New Tenant (as Gunilla Ohlsson) *

Jan Wirén Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ...

as Doctor (as Jan Wiren)

References

External links

* * 1985 films 1985 drama films Films directed by Hasse Alfredson Swedish drama films 1980s Swedish-language films Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award 1980s Swedish films {{1980s-Sweden-film-stub