Gotska Sandön

A poetic documentary of its nature and of some rare people living on Gotska Sandön, an isolated island in the Baltic Sea, close to Ingmar Bergman’s home residence Fårö.

Cast

Nils Linnman

as Self

Bengt-Olof Landin

as Self

Tryggve Siltberg

as Self

Bror Silvergren

as Self

Erik Olsson

as Self

Hans Hörlin

as Self

Werner Larsson

as Self

Gunnar Hörlin

as Self

Fanny Hörlin

as Self

Katarina Hörlin

as Self

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