Elixir

Oct 22, 2004

0h 25m

★ 5.5

Elixir

Overview

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...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Filmcentrum

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Cast

Abbe

Joni Khado

Marco

Ronny Barros Vidal

Choy

Mark Wong

Jeffrey

Bijoux Steve Mbemba

Frida

Isabella Carbonell-Rising

Tommy

Rasmus Wremborn

Teacher

Harry Goldstein

Policeman

Lars Magnus Larsson

Policewoman

Ulrika Olausson

Librarian

Inger Heyman

Katt-Kerstin

Margit Tamnhed

Swim Instructor

Mikael Pareklev

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