The Freethinker

The film portrays the Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter August Strindberg's life 1849-1912. Through his extensive correspondence and literary production, from the supposed first work, the drama "The Free Thinker" (1869), to the posthumously published "The Occult Diary" (published 1977 ). But also his three wives, Siri von Essen, Frida Uhl and Harriet Bosse, and the children Karin, Greta and Hans are given space in the film. The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the author's own life.

• Saman AliDirector
• Hedvig BlidbergDirector
• Eva BowdenDirector
• Ria BuschDirector
• Göran BäuerleDirector
• Ann DurojDirector
• Maryn EalesDirector
• Thérèse FerryDirector
• Mats GustavssonDirector
• Annika HallströmDirector
• Jan-Anders HanssonDirector
• Fredrik HeurlinDirector
• Åsa HoflinDirector
• Charlie KristianssonDirector
• Peter LindnérDirector
• Stefan NorlinDirector
• Pauli SaastamoinenDirector
• Robert StengårdDirector
• Daniel StrömbergDirector
• Ziskas SzemesDirector
• Helen WalhgrenDirector
• Åsa WendelDirector
• Niklas WestergrenDirector
• Karin HagåsOriginal Music Composer
• Peter WatkinsDirector
• Peter WatkinsWriter
• Niklas WestergrenWriter
• Charlie KristianssonWriter

• Anders MattssonAugust Strindberg
• Lena SettervallSiri von Essen
• Roland BorgströmCarl-Oskar Strindberg
• Ingela BergerUlrika Eleonora Strindberg
• Torsten FöllingerAugust Strindberg (Old)
• Mikael RubbestadAugust Strindberg (12 Years Old)
• Emil ErikssonAugust Strindberg (7 Years Old)
• Karin RubbestadEva Karlsson
• Camilla LindbergKarin Strindberg (14 Years Old)
• Karin JanssonKarin Strindberg (8 Years Old)
• Sofi HoltGreta Strindberg (6 Years Old)
• Jonas HoltHans Strindberg (4 Years Old)