The summer of '58, the year Sweden almost won the world championship in soccer over Brazil, Yngve Johansson accepts two children to live with him during the summer, as told through the eyes of a young boy. His name is Mårten, and the other child's name is Annika. She is a rough girl, with many problems. The three of them do not get along, and Yngve is a true dictator to the children's eyes. However, when the children discover that their new guardian has a crush on their teacher (Cecilia Nilsson), they do what they can to bring the two together. Soon enough, the three will discover that they have a lot more in common than they previously imagined, and together they can make their lives worth living again. This is a sweet story about life in Sweden in the mid 1900's. It is about family, love, hate, innocent friendship that we all can relate to, and much, much more...

Keywords: countryside, generations-conflict, orphan, childhood-love, summer-holidays,

Title: Den bästa sommaren
Imdb rate: 7.3
Imdb votes: 3,687
Year: 2000
Language: Swedish, English
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Director: Ulf Malmros
Writers: Ulf Malmros, Vasa
Actors:
Kjell Bergqvist
Anastasios Soulis
Rebecca Scheja

Awards: 6 wins & 2 nominations