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The Cake General

The Cake General

The Cake General

The Cake General

Anyone can be a hero

2018•1h 41m•

★6.1(47 ratings)

ComedyDrama

Overview

Set in 1984, Hans Pettersson (Hasse P.) decides to create the largest sandwich cake ever made in order to put his home town, Köping, on the map.

Director

Fredrik Wikingsson

Writers

Fredrik Wikingsson, Filip Hammar

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Main Cast

Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

Hasse P

Helena Bergström

Helena Bergström

Dyr-Gunilla

Tomas von Brömssen

Tomas von Brömssen

Ivar

Cecilia Frode

Cecilia Frode

Ulrika Lütche

Anki Larsson

Anki Larsson

Ingrid

Agnes Lindström Bolmgren

Agnes Lindström Bolmgren

Åsa Sjöman

Peter Apelgren

Peter Apelgren

Partaj Peter

Dee Ayuba

Dee Ayuba

Jerry Baskerville

Jesper Barkselius

Jesper Barkselius

Birger Sjöberg

Gustav Bergqvist

Gustav Bergqvist

Gustav

Sara Breznik

Sara Breznik

Linda Hammar

Elina Du Rietz

Elina Du Rietz

Agneta Berggren

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Fredrik Wikingsson
Director: Filip Hammar
First Assistant Director: Johan Lundin

Writing

Writer: Fredrik Wikingsson
Writer: Filip Hammar

Production

Producer: Martin Söder
Producer: Renée Axö
Production Manager: Lisa Berggren Eyre
Production Coordinator: Adam Andersson
Production Coordinator: Anders Åsemyr
Line Producer: Lisa Berggren Eyre

Music & Sound

Music: Lars Winnerbäck

Editing

First Assistant Editor: Axel Hedberg
Editor: Gregers Dohn
Editor: Johan Kjellberg
Editor: Henrik Källberg

Art Direction

Art Direction: Maria Sohlman Wikman
Property Master: Anna Coinberg
Storyboard Designer: Giuseppe Cristiano
Property Master: Emelie Kjellgren

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Ingrid Sjögren
Makeup Artist: Roxanna Gilliani
Makeup Artist: Sophie King
Makeup Designer: Love Larson
Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Richard Redlefsen
Makeup Supervisor: Alicia Jane Robinson

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Anyone can be a hero"

#2

The original title is "Tårtgeneralen" (SV).

#3

The runtime is 101 minutes (1h 41m).

#4

The film was directed by Fredrik Wikingsson.

#5

The screenplay was written by Fredrik Wikingsson and Filip Hammar.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt6889032.

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Rating

6.1/10

Average

47 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Tårtgeneralen

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

K-7

Language:

svenska

Country of Origin:

Sweden

Production Companies:

Nexiko

Nexiko