Black Island Sisters

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Overview

The lives of three working class women in northern Sweden.

Cast: Kajsa Ernst, Elisabet Carlsson, Moa Zerpe, Sara Arnia, Anna Azcárate, more

Director: Agneta Fagerström-Olsson

Genres: Drama

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Black Island Sisters

Overview

Cast

Kajsa Ernst

Elisabet Carlsson

Moa Zerpe

Sara Arnia

Anna Azcárate

Jakob Eklund

Christer Engberg

Anna Ulrika Ericsson

Göran Forsmark

Rolf Lassgård

Yvonne Lombard

Jens Nilsson

Michael Odhag

Ivan M. Petersson

Alexander Skarsgård

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