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KIM NOVAK NEVER SWIMS IN GENESARET'S LAKE
[Kim Novak badade aldrig i Genesarets sjo]

In 1960s small-town Sweden, 14-year-old Erik is just beginning to discover the wider world around him. When a pretty substitute teacher comes to school--nicknamed Kim Novak by the boys--Erik's world brightens considerably. He and his friends look forward to what could be the best summer ever . . . and then a horrible murder occurs. Adapted from the novel by Håkan Nesser.

DIR/SCR Martin Asphaug; PROD Waldemar Bergendahl. Sweden, 2005, color, 95 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Martin Asphaug has directed, edited and written the scripts for more than 100 short films. For the screen he directed the award winning feature film A HANDFUL OF TIME (1989), the children's film SVAMPE and the 2004 thriller THE CROSSING. His youth thriller POISONING LIES (1990) is one of the 15 top grossing films in Norwegian cinema history. In addition to film, he has directed several Swedish TV series including THE WIDE NET (1999), FALSE ACCUSATION (2001) and BIRTHMARKED (2002).

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