''The Anderssons Hit the Road'' () is a Swedish

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

children A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking ...

and

family film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that generally relates to children in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films are made ...

opening at cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 2013. It was written by

Hannes Holm Hannes Martin Holm (born 26 November 1962 in Lidingö), is a Swedish director and screenwriter. He makes almost all of his films with Måns Herngren. Holm and Herngren's '' Adam & Eva'' was the highest-grossing film in Sweden in 1997, grossi ...

together with

Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson Anders Jacobsson (born 1963) and Sören Olsson (born 1964) are two Sweden, Swedish-born cousins who are writers of children's literature and young adult fiction. They are best known for their books about Sune series, Sune and Bert diaries, Bert ...

, and among the actors were William Ringström,

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

and

Anja Lundqvist Karin Anja Elisabet Lundqvist (born 7 June 1971) is a Swedish actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional m ...

Plot

The Andersson's family go on a road trip across

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

towards a village in

South Tyrol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...

, where Mr. and Mrs. Andersson went on a

honeymoon A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds after their wedding to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. In a similar context, it may also refer to the phase in a couple ...

20 years earlier. Living in the village is a girl Sune likes, but also an artist who can make the family rich.

Production

The church wedding scenes at the beginning were shot at Nödinge Church in early July 2013. The vacationing scenes were shot at places like

Hanover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...

Bolzano Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...

, the

Brenner Pass The Brenner Pass ( , shortly ; ) is a mountain pass over the Alps which forms the Austria-Italy border, border between Italy and Austria. It is one of the principal passes of the Alps, major passes of the Eastern Alpine range and has the lowes ...

and the Tyrol village of

Margreid an der Weinstraße Margreid an der Weinstraße (; ), often abbreviated to Margreid or Magrè, is a (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southwest of the city of Bolzano. Margreid borders the following municipalities: Kurta ...

. The amusement park scenes were shot at

Ravenna Ravenna ( ; , also ; ) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its Fall of Rome, collapse in 476, after which ...

, but represent central

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

Cast

Home video

The film was released to

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and

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in 2014'.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderssons Hit The Road, The 2010s children's comedy films Films based on works by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson Films directed by Hannes Holm Films set in Italy Swedish comedy films 2010s Swedish-language films 2010s road movies Films about vacationing Swedish sequel films 2013 films Films shot in Sweden 2013 comedy films Films shot in Italy Films shot in Germany 2010s Swedish films