You are here

Home / Explore film & TV / Films, TV and people

VINTERVIKEN (1996)

Film details

Alternative titles

  • WINTER BAY Alternative

Synopsis

A story about John-John, a young mixed race boy who lives in a small Stockholm suburb with his mother, sister and a step-father he calls "Shithead". One warm summer day, John-John and his best friend Sluggo, steal a canoe and paddle across Winter Bay to the fashionable suburb of Apple Bay. They witness an accident and John-John saves a young girl from drowning. As a reward, the grateful parents invite the boys home to their villa thereby opening the door to a, for John-John, previously unknown world. In the villa John-John lays eyes upon the other daughter, Elisabeth, and is immediately smitten. In the evening John-John and Sluggo return to Apple Bay and break into the villa to steal money. When school starts, John-John discovers that he has a new classmate; Elisabeth.

Cast & Credits

Latest from the BFI

  • Latest from the BFI

    Latest news, features and opinion.

More information

Films, TV and people

  • Films, TV and people

    Film lists and highlights from BFI Player.

More information

Sight & Sound magazine

  • Sight & Sound magazine

    Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine.

More information

You are here

Home / Explore film & TV / Films, TV and people

Back to the top