''As White as in Snow'' (

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title: ''Så vit som en snö'') is a

film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 16 February 2001, directed by Jan Troell. It won three Guldbagge Awards, for best film,

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and best cinematography, and was nominated for

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. The screenplay is based on the novel '' Den ofullbordade himlen'' by Jacques Werup, which in turn is very loosely inspired by the life of

Elsa Andersson Elsa Teresia Andersson (27 April 1897 in Strövelstorp, Sweden – 22 January 1922) was Sweden's first female aviator and stunt parachutist Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atm ...

, the first woman

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in Sweden. She is portrayed by Amanda Ooms in the movie. Other key characters are played by

Björn Granath Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor who appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He starred in a broad range of roles from comedic t ...

Stina Ekblad Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954 in Solf, Ostrobothnia, Finland) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm, she has appeared mostly in Swedish productions. She received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in 1987 ...

, Shanti Roney,

Björn Kjellman John Björn Sture Kjellman (born 4 June 1963), is a Swedish actor and singer. Kjellman was born in Östra Grevie, Scania. He played roles in Swedish movies like ''Klassfesten'' and '' Livet är en schlager'', in which he plays a Melodifestival ...

, Reine Brynolfsson and Rikard Wolff. The grammatically awkward title (literally translated ''"As white as a snow"'') is a quote from a poem/song (''" Lejonbruden"''), which is performed in the movie.

Cast

* Amanda Ooms -

* Rikard Wolff - Robert Friedman *

- Sven Andersson *

- Erik Magnusson *

- Stine * Shanti Roney - Lars Andersson * Hans Pålsson - Felix Hansson *

Antti Reini Antti Reini (born 27 August 1964) is a Finnish film actor. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards he was nominated for the award for Best Actor for his role in '' Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem''. Seven films (2011–2015) made from the '' Vares'' novels ...

- Koivunen * Reine Brynolfsson - Enoch Thulin * Maria Heiskanen - Merja

References

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* * * 2001 films 2000s Swedish-language films Films based on Swedish novels Films directed by Jan Troell Swedish aviation films Best Film Guldbagge Award winners Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award Biographical films about aviators 2000s Swedish films {{2000s-Sweden-film-stub