Christmas Oratorio
1996, Swedish. Directed by Kjell-Åke Andersson.
The 1930s. Sidner's mother Solveig dies in a very unfortunate bicycle accident involving some cows. Sidner, his sister and his father Aron move to Sunne to work at a hotel. Aron tries hard to leave the sweet memories of his wife behind him but that isn't made easier by the fact that he always meets her ghost. Aron gets himself a pen friend, a young girl in New Zealand called Tessa. He starts to dream of beginning a new life on the other side of the world. Will his dreams come true and can they help him to cure his regret over the death of his wife?
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kjell-Åke AnderssonDirector
- Peter HaberAron Nordensson
- Johan WiderbergSidner Nordensson
- Henrik LinnrosSidner som barn
- Lena EndreSolveig Nordensson
- Sophia JohanssonEva-Lisa
- Krister HenrikssonVictor Udde
- Per OscarssonFälldin
- Sif RuudSelma Lagerlöf
- Tomas von BrömssenCannon king
- Viveka SeldahlFanny Udde
- Ingvar HirdwallEdman
- Irina SagtegenEva-Lisa som barn
Details
- Released
- 22 September 1996
- Original title
- Juloratoriet
- Country
- Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden
- Written by
- Kjell Sundstedt, Kjell-Åke Andersson
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Christmas Oratorio runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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Christmas Oratorio isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 September 1996. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Christmas Oratorio?
Christmas Oratorio (1996) was directed by Kjell-Åke Andersson and stars Peter Haber, Johan Widerberg, Henrik Linnros.