Avalon | |
Director: | Axel Petersén |
Producer: | Jesper Kurlandsky Erika Wasserman |
Starring: | Johannes Brost Peter Carlberg Kelly Marlow |
Cinematography: | Måns Månsson |
Editing: | Theis Schmidt |
Music: | Julian Hruza |
Country: | Sweden |
Language: | Swedish |
Runtime: | 79 minutes |
Avalon is a 2011 Swedish drama film directed by .[1] [2]
Janne has just finished a prolonged sentence where he was forced to wear an ankle monitor because of unlawful real estate dealings. Finally a free man Janne is preparing the grand opening of his Båstad nightclub "Avalon". In the 1980s Janne was a successful manager of a nightclub and longs back to that period which was the best time in his life. He is aided by his sister Jackie and is old friend Klas. He is also trying to rekindle his estranged daughter. With "Avalon" looking to be a big success, Janne's newfound happiness is soon shattered when he accidentally kills a baltic guest worker.
In 2017 there was a spin-off focusing on the character Becker, called Becker - the king of Tingsryd.