Snapphanar (miniseries)

Snapphanar is a Swedish miniseries directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein that aired in three parts on Sveriges Television during Christmas 2006. It is a historical drama about the Snapphane peasant rebel movement that fought against the Swedish rule of Scania in the 17th century. The "Snapphanar" fought secretly for Denmark during 1660–1700.

Snapphanar
Directed by	Måns Mårlind Björn Stein
Starring	André Sjöberg Tuva Novotny Anders Ekborg
Country of origin	Sweden
No. of episodes	3
Original release
Network	Sveriges Television
Release	2006 (2006)

The miniseries was criticised by historians due to a perceived lack of historical accuracy. The Scanian nationalist attitudes portrayed in the series did not exist in the 17th century and the term snapphane - used for self-identification in the series - was in fact a derogatory term used by Swedes.

Cast

• André Sjöberg - Nils Geting
• Tuva Novotny - Hedvig Sparre
• Anders Ekborg - Gabriel Lejonhufvud (Leonsson)
• Gustaf Skarsgård - Karl XI (Charles XI of Sweden)
• Malin Morgan - Svart-Stina (Black Stina)
• Peter Andersson - Överste (colonel) Dahlbergh
• Kim Bodnia - Mogens Laumann
• Jörgen Persson - Räddstor
• Samuel Hellström - Joshua Swartz
• Adam Lundgren - David Swartz
• Dag Malmberg - Anders Sparre
• Harald Leander - Olof Getting
• Jonas Karlström - Jakob Getting
• Niklas Engdahl - Scarred man
• Jonas Sjöqvist - Rosencrantz

External links

• Snapphanar at IMDb