Christmas 1978, Sweden. A Chilean father spends his family's last money on a watermelon. But the excitement is brief when the melon doesn't live up to the expectations. The family peace is now ruined, turning their world literally upside-down in this absurd and tragicomic story.
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The original title is "Vattenmelonen" (SV).
The film was directed by Gorki Glaser-Müller.
The screenplay was written by Gorki Glaser-Müller.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1611205.
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Vattenmelonen
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svenska
Sweden
