Kan du vissla Johanna? (film)

Kan du vissla Johanna? ("Can You Whistle Johanna?") is a Swedish TV film which originally aired on Sveriges Television on 24 December 1994,^[1] based on the screenwriter Ulf Stark's 1992 book of the same name. Since 1994 it has been traditionally broadcast every Christmas Eve in Sweden.^[2]

Kan du vissla Johanna?
Based on	Kan du vissla Johanna? by Ulf Stark
Written by	Ulf Stark
Directed by	Rumle Hammerich
Starring	Tobias Swärd Jimmy Sandin Per Oscarsson
Composer	Jacob Groth
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
Production
Producer	Agneta Jansson
Cinematography	Andra Lasmanis
Running time	55 minutes[1]
Production company	Sveriges Television
Original release
Network	Kanal 1
Release	24 December 1994 (1994-12-24)

The title comes from a 1932 song with the same name by Åke Söderblom and Sten Axelson.

Plot

The film takes place during the 1950s. Berra, a 7-year-old boy, wishes for a grandfather who he can love, who can invite him for coffee and who can teach him how to whistle. His friend Ulf tells him that he can look at the retirement home, where he finds an old man called Nils who becomes Berra's stepgrandfather.

Cast

• Tobias Swärd as Berra (Bertil)
• Jimmy Sandin as Ulf
• Per Oscarsson as Nils
• Helena Kallenbäck as Tora, woman working at the retirement home
• Thomas Roos as Mr Gustavsson
• Gunilla Abrahamsson as teacher
• Gustav Levin as Priest
• Mats Bergman as Tobacco merchant