När syrenerna blomma

The 1880s. Abandoned by his middle class parents in Stockholm, Johannes grows up in the countryside with a cobbler who regularly beats him up. Also at school he has to face regular beatings because of his Stockholm background, the only one who cares for him is a girl, Lotta, who promises to marry him one day. When he's 20 he moves to Stockholm and joins the Royal guards at the Royal palace. Quite by accident he meets Lotta again and start an affair with her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Cast

Kenne Fant

as Johannes Weijner

Nine-Christine Jönsson

as Charlotta, "Trubbnos"

Gudrun Brost

as Alexandra Weijner

Eva Stiberg

as Frida

Maj-Lis Lüning

as Julia

Åke Fridell

as Doctor

John Elfström

as Gustafsson

Anna-Lisa Baude

as Emma

Ingrid Backlin

as Aina Wickman

Börje Mellvig

as Albert Wickman

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