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Snapphanar

5.7(18)

First Aired:December 25, 2006

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:3

Status:Ended

Snapphanar is a Swedish miniseries which aired in three parts on Sveriges Television during Christmas 2006, directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. The historical drama is about the Snapphane peasant rebel movement which fought against the Swedish rule of Scania in the 17th century. The "Snapphanar" was a rebellion people, who fought secretly for Denmark during 1660-1700. The miniseries were 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, which is used for self-identification in the series, was in fact a derogatory term used by Swedes.

Cast

André Sjöberg

André Sjöberg

Nils Geting

Tuva Novotny

Tuva Novotny

Hedvig Sparre

Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Karl XI

Anders Ekborg

Anders Ekborg

Gabriel Lejonhufvud

Kim Bodnia

Kim Bodnia

Mogens Laumann

Seasons & Episodes

E1Avsnitt 1

Dec 25, 2006

E2Avsnitt 2

Dec 26, 2006

E3Avsnitt 3

Dec 27, 2006

Storyline

Snapphanar is a Swedish miniseries which aired in three parts on Sveriges Television during Christmas 2006, directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. The historical drama is about the Snapphane peasant rebel movement which fought against the Swedish rule of Scania in the 17th century. The "Snapphanar" was a rebellion people, who fought secretly for Denmark during 1660-1700. The miniseries were 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, which is used for self-identification in the series, was in fact a derogatory term used by Swedes.

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