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Songs from the Second Floor
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Songs from the Second Floor

2000-10-06 · 99 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Comedy

A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

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Directors
Roy Andersson
Production companies
SVT Drama, Easy Film, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Roy Andersson Filmproduktion
Countries
Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 80,334

Top Cast

Lars NordhKalle
Stefan LarssonStefan LarssonStefan
Bengt C.W. CarlssonBengt C.W. CarlssonLennart
Torbjörn FahlströmPelle Wigert
Sten AnderssonLasse
Rolando NúñezThe foreigner
Lucio VucinaThe magician
Per JörneliusThe sawed man
Peter RothTomas
Klas-Gösta OlssonThe speechwriter
Nils-Åke ErikssonPatient
Hanna ErikssonMia
Tommy JohanssonUffe
Sture OlssonSven
Fredrik SjögrenThe Russian boy
Sandy ManssonSandy Mansson
Stephen WhittonCrazy Man
Jöran Mueller
Johan Bergenlöw
Jan Steen

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