Simple Simon is a 2010 Swedish

Cinema of Sweden

Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...

 comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed by Andreas Öhman. The film was selected as the official Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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 at the 83rd Academy Awards

83rd Academy Awards

The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...

. It made it to the penultimate round of nominations and competed with eight other films.

Plot

Simon is a teenager with Asperger syndrome

Asperger syndrome

Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...

. He is fascinated by circles and has trouble with human interaction. He leaves his parents' house to live with his older brother. After his brother's girlfriend absents herself from their lives he sets out to find a new girlfriend for his brother, with somewhat amusing consequences.

Cast

• Bill Skarsgård
  Bill Skarsgård
  Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård is a Swedish actor and son of Stellan and My Skarsgård. His brother Alexander Skarsgård is currently starring in the hit show True Blood.- Filmography:*Simon och ekarna*Kronjuvelerna...
  
   - Simon
• Martin Wallström
  Martin Wallström
  -Selected filmography:-External links:...
  
   - Sam
• Cecilia Forss - Jennifer
• Sofie Hamilton- Frida
• Susanne Thorson
  Susanne Thorson
  -Selected filmography:-External links:...
  
   - Jonna
• Kristoffer Berglund - Peter
• Lotta Tejle - Simons mamma

See also

• List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film