''The Anderssons in Greece'' ( sv, Sune i Grekland) is a Swedish children's comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 2012, and originally planned for 2011 and thought to be set in

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and not

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. The film is based on the book '' Sune i Grekland'' of the ''Sune'' book series and was recorded in Rhodos

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and in Stockholm. The film was seen by more than 500,000.

Premise

The Andersson's family go on a vacation to

, travelling there by

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Actors

William Ringström William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

- Sune *

Morgan Alling Sven Robert Morgan Alling (born ''Persson''; 8 June 1968) is a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film and theatre director. Alling finished Malmö Theatre Academy 1990. He rose to fame in 1993 as co-host of children's television show ''Tippen''. ...

- Rudolf *

Anja Lundqvist Karin Anja Elisabet Lundqvist (born 7 June 1971 in Vaksala, Uppsala Municipality) is a Swedish actress. She studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 1995–99. Selected filmography *2000 - ''Tillsammans ''Together'' ( s ...

- Karin *

Julius Jimenez Hugoson The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the ...

- Håkan *

Hanna Elffors Elfström Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a fam ...

- Anna *

Julia Dufvenius Elin Julia Dufvenius Wollter (née Dufvenius; born 8 October 1975) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in television shows, films, and stage plays. Her breakthrough role was in the television miniseries ''Glappet'' (1997). Dufvenius played a ...

- Sabina * Erik Johansson - Pontus *

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- Hedda *

Kajsa Halldén Kajsa is a Swedish feminine given name. Initially, Kajsa, Kaisa or Cajsa was a variation of the name Karin, in turn a variation of the name ''Katarina'' ( Catherine). It is known in Sweden since 1540. It is also used in Finland and Norway. Notabl ...

- Sophie *

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- Idol-Lisa * Anna-Maria Dahl - Linda *

Gustav Levin Tor Gustav Ebbe Levin (born 10 September 1952 in Sigtuna, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. He studied at Skara Skolscen and later at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting. Filmography Film * ''Pillertrillaren'' (1994) * '' The Christmas Ora ...

- Ralf *

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- security guard * Ann-Charlotte Franzén tour guide *

Manos Gavras Manos may refer to: Films * ''The Hands'' (Spanish: ''Las manos''), a 2006 Argentinean-Italian film * '' Manos: The Hands of Fate'', 1966 horror film Music * Manos (band), German Black metal band * ''Manos'' (album), by The Spinanes Other use ...

- hotel boss *

Vangelis Petras Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...

- Costas *

Panagiotis Roditis Panagiotis or Panayiotis ( el, Παναγιώτης, ), "Παν" (all) "άγιος" (holy or saint) suffix "-της" (which can mean "of the"), is a common male Greek name. It derives from the Greek epithet Panagia or ''Panayia'' ("All-Holy") for ...

- Yiannis *

Georgios Nikolis Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most ...

- headwaiter *

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- waiter

Production

Shooting began in late-May 2012 in

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. The Sweden scenes were shot in

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Home video

The film was released to

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and

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in 2013.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderssons In Greece, The 2010s children's comedy films Films based on works by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson Films directed by Hannes Holm Films set in Greece Films set in Sweden Films shot in Greece Films shot in Sweden Swedish sequel films Swedish comedy films 2010s Swedish-language films Films about vacationing 2012 films Greece–Sweden relations 2012 comedy films 2010s Swedish films