Disciple (film)

2013 film

Disciple

Original Swedish film poster

Directed by| Ulrika Bengts
Written by| Roland Fauser
Jimmy Karlsson
Produced by| Mats Långbacka
Starring| Niklas Groundstroem
Cinematography| Robert Nordström
Distributed by| Långfilm Productions

Release date

* 27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)

Running time

| 80 minutes
Country| Finland
Language| Swedish

Disciple (Swedish: Lärjungen) is a 2013 Finnish Swedish-language drama film directed by Ulrika Bengts. It tells story of a stern lighthouse chief living on the Lågskär Island, who takes a 13-year-old boy who grew up in a approved school as his apprentice. As the boy shows more and more competence for the given task, the lighthouse chief begins to reveal his cruel traits.[1]

The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[2] but it was not nominated.

## Cast

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* Niklas Groundstroem as Lighthouse Chief Hasselbond
* Patrik Kumpulainen as Gustaf Hasselbond
* Erik Lönngren as Karl Berg
* Amanda Ooms as Dorrit Hasselbond
* Sampo Sarkola as Lecturer Ajander
* Ping Mon Wallén as Emma Hasselbond
* Philip Zandén as Captain Hallström

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "Lärjungen". Elonet (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
2. ^ "Finland Selects 'Disciple' as Oscar Candidate". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.

## External links

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* Disciple at IMDb
* The Disciple at Rotten Tomatoes

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Finnish submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973)
* Flame Top (1980)
* Sign of the Beast (1981)
* Pessi and Illusia (1984)
* The Unknown Soldier (1986)
* The Snow Queen (1987)
* The Winter War (1990)
* Ripa Hits the Skids (1994)
* The Last Wedding (1995)
* Drifting Clouds (1996)
* The Collector (1997)
* A Summer by the River (1998)
* The Tough Ones (1999)
* Seven Songs from the Tundra (2000)
* The River (2001)
* The Man Without a Past (2002)
* Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003)
* Producing Adults (2004)
* Mother of Mine (2005)
* Lights in the Dusk (2006)
* A Man's Work (2007)
* The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)
* Letters to Father Jacob (2009)
* Steam of Life (2010)
* Le Havre (2011)
* Purge (2012)
* Disciple (2013)
* Concrete Night (2014)
* The Fencer (2015)
* The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016)
* Tom of Finland (2017)
* Euthanizer (2018)
* Stupid Young Heart (2019)
* Tove (2020)
* Compartment No. 6 (2021)
* Girl Picture (2022)
* Fallen Leaves (2023)
* Family Time (2024)

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