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Elixir
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Elixir

2004-10-22 · 25 min · ★ 6.0

Drama

Four young boys with immigrant backgrounds stumble upon the recipe for Elixir, a drink that will make them more Swedish, both culturally and in appearance. What starts out as fun...

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Directors
Babak Najafi
Production companies
Filmcentrum
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joni KhadoAbbe
Ronny Barros VidalMarco
Mark WongChoy
Bijoux Steve MbembaJeffrey
Isabella Carbonell-RisingFrida
Rasmus WrembornTommy
Harry GoldsteinTeacher
Lars Magnus LarssonPoliceman
Ulrika OlaussonPolicewoman
Inger HeymanLibrarian
Margit TamnhedKatt-Kerstin
Mikael PareklevSwim Instructor
Said AbduFriend

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