Jim Olsson, eight years old, lives in a small, boring town. His father has passed away recently, but comes back in Jim's fantasies to tell stories. In his daydreams, Jim has all kinds of adventures.
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No dia de seu aniversário, enquanto comemora com sua família, Alexander e todos recebem através da televisão uma notícia inesperada: a Terceira Guerra Mundial, e consequentemente um holocausto nuclear haviam começado. Em desespero, mesmo tendo antes revelado não sentir mais fé em Deus, Alexander implora aos céus que aquilo não aconteça, e oferece tudo o que tem para que um milagre afaste o horror da guerra.
Lill-John
John is the owner of a small publishing company. One day John meets the poet Clara and falls in love with her. A movie about jealousy and death.
Åke
Åke and his world is a long, lyrical study of a Swedish country doctor of the 1930s. Åke is the doctor's six-year-old son, from whose point of view the film is told. His best friend is Kalle Nubb. Åke is very frightened of the janitor Bergström as well as the lunatic Anne-Marie.
