Easter (1988)
Drama about a family going through a crisis during the Easter weekend.
Top billed cast
Gunnel BroströmFru Heyst
Krister HenrikssonElis
Odile NunesEleonora
Ewa CarlssonKristina- Björn WahlbergBenjamin
Jan-Olof StrandbergLindkvist
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