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Near and Far Away
Near and Far Away

Near and Far Away

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RomanceDrama

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Mania is a new employee at a mental hospital, where she meets a young man with mutism. He gets her to realize that it is a fluid boundary between being healthy and being regarded as sick.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

08 November 1976

Country

Sweden

Cast

Lilga Kovanko

Lilga Kovanko

Mania Becker

Robert Farrant

Robert Farrant

Arild

Annicka Kronberg

Annicka Kronberg

Annicka

Helge Skoog

Helge Skoog

Doctor Jan D. Jaeger

Jan-Erik Lindqvist

Jan-Erik Lindqvist

Doctor Erik Stenius

Bodil Mårtensson

Bodil Mårtensson

Bente Miller

Bengt C.W. Carlsson

Bengt C.W. Carlsson

The scanian

Tom Deutgen

Tom Deutgen

Ohlsson

Jan Nielsen

Jan Nielsen

Lasse

Mimi Pollak

Mimi Pollak

Fortune teller

Anders Åberg

Anders Åberg

The carpenter

Barbro Hedström

Barbro Hedström

Eva

Carl-Olof Alm

Carl-Olof Alm

Tramp

Marianne Aminoff

Marianne Aminoff

Old Woman

Britta Billsten

Britta Billsten

ECT Treated Woman

Iwa Boman

Iwa Boman

Lotta

Percy Brandt

Percy Brandt

Snytingen

Martha Colliander

Martha Colliander

Lady in staircase

Lauritz Falk

Lauritz Falk

The Father

Rune Hallberg

Rune Hallberg

Bengt

Olle Hilding

Olle Hilding

Old Gesticulating Man

Stig Johanson

Stig Johanson

Old man with anxiety

Sissi Kaiser

Sissi Kaiser

Nurse

Emelie Lagergren

Emelie Lagergren

Mrs. Berg

Åke Lagergren

Åke Lagergren

Man with puzzle

Inga Landgré

Inga Landgré

Summer Guest

Dan Lindhe

Dan Lindhe

Anders

Tomas Norström

Tomas Norström

Gregor

Brigitte Ornstein

Brigitte Ornstein

Nurse

Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl

Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl

Palle

Rico Rönnbäck

Rico Rönnbäck

Rio

Cecilia Samson

Cecilia Samson

Nurse

Rolf Skoglund

Rolf Skoglund

Hamlet

Birgitta Stahre

Birgitta Stahre

Lena's Mother

Ove Stefansson

Ove Stefansson

The cigarette boy

Marianne Stjernqvist

Marianne Stjernqvist

Woman with puzzle

Maria Sundqvist

Maria Sundqvist

Lena

Dora Söderberg

Dora Söderberg

Fortune Teller's Friend

Margareta Pettersson

Margareta Pettersson

Patient (uncredited)

Jösta Hagelbäck

Jösta Hagelbäck

Rolf

Inger Hayman

Inger Hayman

Stenius nurse

Ulf Gran

Ulf Gran

Lena's father

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