The Twelve Months of the Summer

Nov 24, 1988

2h 10m

★ 6.8

Overview

Roger and Lars are family men who live a life as a traveling construction workers on large sites worldwide. They are offered a very generous contract they can't turn down. One-years work for a ten year salary. All they have to do is sign and honor the contract. But they don't know where they are going or what they are supposed to build. Blindfolded they are brought to a place with summer the year round. At this strange place they meet fellow workers. Together, they realize that there is something very wrong in this paradise.

Genres

Horror

Science Fiction

Drama

Mystery

TV Movie

Production Companies

SVT

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Cast

Roger

Hans Mosesson

Vanja

Bergljót Arnadóttir

Emma

Victoria Möllerström-Hjelm

Lars

Göran Stangertz

Monika

Kajsa Reingardt

The Electrician

Halvar Björk

Bryggarn

Pierre Lindstedt

Kalle Maraton

Eddie Axberg

The Technician

Pär Ericson

The Site Manager

Bernt Ström

The Successor

Ove Tjernberg

The Project Manager

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