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The Freethinker
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The film portrays the Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter August Strindberg's life 1849-1912. Through his extensive correspondence and literary production, from the supposed first work, the drama "The Free Thinker" (1869), to the posthumously published "The Occult Diary" (published 1977 ). But also his three wives, Siri von Essen, Frida Uhl and Harriet Bosse, and the children Karin, Greta and Hans are given space in the film. The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the author's own life.
Cast
![Anders Mattsson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anders Mattsson
August Strindberg
![Lena Settervall](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lena Settervall
Siri von Essen
![Roland Borgström](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Roland Borgström
Carl-Oskar Strindberg
![Ingela Berger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ingela Berger
Ulrika Eleonora Strindberg
![Torsten Föllinger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Torsten Föllinger
August Strindberg (Old)
![Mikael Rubbestad](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mikael Rubbestad
August Strindberg (12 Years Old)
![Emil Eriksson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Emil Eriksson
August Strindberg (7 Years Old)
![Karin Rubbestad](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Karin Rubbestad
Eva Karlsson
![Camilla Lindberg](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Camilla Lindberg
Karin Strindberg (14 Years Old)
![Karin Jansson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Karin Jansson
Karin Strindberg (8 Years Old)
![Sofi Holt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sofi Holt
Greta Strindberg (6 Years Old)
![Jonas Holt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jonas Holt
Hans Strindberg (4 Years Old)
![Karin Hagås](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7gpRhTRkD6ZHKvZxsnSOLB3aMSg.jpg)
Karin Hagås
Ann Marie
![Göran Boll](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Göran Boll
Carl-Gustaf Wrangel
![Sofia Björnstedt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sofia Björnstedt
Sofia in de Betou
![Lina Svanberg](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lina Svanberg
Ina Forstén
![Rune Jacobsson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rune Jacobsson
Per Staaff
![Berit Bornecrantz](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Berit Bornecrantz
Anne Charlotte Leffler
![Maria Bång](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Maria Bång
Alfhild Agrell
![Råger Wilson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Råger Wilson
Axel Lundegård
![Mats Kempe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mats Kempe
Hjalmar Branting
![Daniel Norbäck](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Daniel Norbäck
Tor Hedberg
![Ralph M. Fleischer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ralph M. Fleischer
Oscar Levertin
![Annmari Kastrup](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wSrXjIKpATBJwKQiG3QNRMR2bfz.jpg)
Annmari Kastrup
Wilhelmina
![Magnus Eriksson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Magnus Eriksson
Surveyor
![Arne Johnson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Arne Johnson
Policeman
![Mats Eriksson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mats Eriksson
Rosqvist
![Roland Bolin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Roland Bolin
Captain
![Tomas Lundvik](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tomas Lundvik
Bureaucrat
![Magnus Eriksson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Magnus Eriksson
Protester
![Margaretha Björkman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Margaretha Björkman
Protester
![Carl-Magnus Åkerlund](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Carl-Magnus Åkerlund
Protester
![Erik Åkerlund](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Erik Åkerlund
Protester
![Torbjörn Stenmark](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Torbjörn Stenmark
Protester
![Fredrik Heurlin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fredrik Heurlin
Protester
![Ann Duroj](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ann Duroj
Protester
![Peter Lindnér](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Peter Lindnér
Policeman
![Ulf Andersson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ulf Andersson
Policeman
![Peter Watkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t4MXahz5AJqEHXnZ4cOIORA1sRV.jpg)
Peter Watkins
Policeman
![Hans Wilhelm Löwgren](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hans Wilhelm Löwgren
Critic
![Staffan Söderholm](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Staffan Söderholm
Critic
![Staffan Lennström](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Staffan Lennström
Critic
![Lars Wester](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lars Wester
Critic
![Niklas Westergren](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Niklas Westergren
Critic
![Torbjörn Cederqvist](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Torbjörn Cederqvist
Pub Discusser
![Jan Gustavsson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jan Gustavsson
Pub Discusser
![Bengt Josefsson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bengt Josefsson
Pub Discusser
![Ulf Landergren](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ulf Landergren
Pub Discusser
![Margret Lundvik](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Margret Lundvik
Pub Discusser
![Ellen Forslund](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ellen Forslund
Pub Discusser
![Barbro Björkman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Barbro Björkman
Emigrant
![Gösta Jurdell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gösta Jurdell
Emigrant
![Mats Lindberg](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mats Lindberg
Emigrant
![Etel Lundström](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Etel Lundström
Emigrant
![Evilina Lundström](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Evilina Lundström
Emigrant
![Lisa Lundström](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lisa Lundström
Emigrant
![Annika Westerhult](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Annika Westerhult
Emigrant
![Kristina Brant](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kristina Brant
Construction Worker
![George Häggvik](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Häggvik
Construction Worker
![Lisen Häggvik](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lisen Häggvik
Construction Worker
![Arne Järneberg](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Arne Järneberg
Construction Worker
![Taisto Kirjavainen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Taisto Kirjavainen
Construction Worker
![Ellinor Lundvik](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ellinor Lundvik
Construction Worker
![Matias Henriksson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Matias Henriksson
Anton Stuxberg
![Kerstin Harrison](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kerstin Harrison
Siri's Girlfriend
![Mattias Knave](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mattias Knave
Carl Larsson
![Pia Bergendahl](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pia Bergendahl
Helena Frankenfeldt
![Lena Nilsen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lena Nilsen
Gurli Åberg
![Anna Kåstedt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anna Kåstedt
Maid
![Pia Andersson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pia Andersson
Marie David
![Marianne Engström](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Marianne Engström
Sofie Holten
![Magnus Stefanson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Magnus Stefanson
Ville Walgren
![Sven Arne Svanberg](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sven Arne Svanberg
Carl Nordström
![Lisskulla Moltke-Hoff](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lisskulla Moltke-Hoff
Lise
![Sabine Burgwedel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sabine Burgwedel
Karin Larsson
![Pierre Stahre](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pierre Stahre
The Stranger
![Krister Henriksson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mVTicwMWIJ8jHKGIS0F0jjVxaTg.jpg)
Krister Henriksson
The Major
![Gunilla Abrahamsson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//i6FoIwCOEISABad4o2zmyrlPXwE.jpg)
Gunilla Abrahamsson
Laura
![Max Lundqvist](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Max Lundqvist
Master Olof
![Jaquiline Ramel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jaquiline Ramel
Kristina
![Anders Palm](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anders Palm
Gert
![Nina Carlheim-Gyllenskjöld](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nina Carlheim-Gyllenskjöld
Interrogator at the Orionteatern
![Jan Dalberg](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jan Dalberg
Interrogator at the Orionteatern
![Yasmine Garbi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c0ulgB8hp2AvGEkpborqm9zLF2g.jpg)
Yasmine Garbi
Harriet Bosse
![Yasmine Garbi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c0ulgB8hp2AvGEkpborqm9zLF2g.jpg)