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Waltz for Monica
Waltz for Monica

Waltz for Monica

Having it all comes at a price

Genres

MusicDrama

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"Monica Z" is a biopic about the Swedish singer and actress Monica Zetterlund focusing on her journey from a job as a telephone operator in a small town in Sweden to stardom in the clubs of New York and Stockholm.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

13 September 2013

Country

Sweden

Cast

Edda Magnason

Edda Magnason

Monica Zetterlund

Sverrir Gudnason

Sverrir Gudnason

Sture Åkerberg

Kjell Bergqvist

Kjell Bergqvist

Monica's Father

Vera Vitali

Vera Vitali

Marika

Cecilia Ljung

Cecilia Ljung

Monica's mother

Johannes Wanselow

Johannes Wanselow

Beppe Wolgers

Jörgen Thorsson

Jörgen Thorsson

Tage Danielsson

David Hellenius

David Hellenius

Head of record company

Nadja Christiansson

Nadja Christiansson

Eva-Lena

Amelia Fowler

Amelia Fowler

Ella Fitzgerald

Lennart B. Sandelin

Lennart B. Sandelin

Radio Reporter

Sofie Gällerspång

Sofie Gällerspång

Par med autografer

Oskar Thunberg

Oskar Thunberg

Vilgot Sjöman

Fredrik Lindborg

Fredrik Lindborg

Dompan

Hanna Ullerstam

Hanna Ullerstam

Kerstin

Hedda Stiernstedt

Hedda Stiernstedt

Lina

Henrik Ståhl

Henrik Ståhl

Povel Ramel

Henrik Kvarnlöt

Henrik Kvarnlöt

TV producent

Harry Friedländer

Harry Friedländer

Hasse Alfredsson

Andréa Ager-Hanssen

Andréa Ager-Hanssen

Lena Nyman

Jonathan Drew

Jonathan Drew

Steve Chambers

Anna Harling

Anna Harling

Journalisten

Cicci Green

Cicci Green

Festgäst

Fredrik Johansson

Fredrik Johansson

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