Waltz for Monica

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Waltz for Monica

"Having it all comes at a price"

2013

1h 51m

6.6(45 votes)

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Overview

"Monica Z" is a biopic about the Swedish singer and actress Monica Zetterlund focusing on her journey from a job as a telephone operator in a small town in Sweden to stardom in the clubs of New York and Stockholm.

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Cast & Crew

24 members

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Edda Magnason

Monica Zetterlund

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Sverrir Gudnason

Sture Åkerberg

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Kjell Bergqvist

Monica's Father

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Vera Vitali

Marika

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Cecilia Ljung

Monica's mother

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Johannes Wanselow

Beppe Wolgers

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Jörgen Thorsson

Tage Danielsson

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David Hellenius

Head of record company

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Nadja Christiansson

Eva-Lena

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Amelia Fowler

Ella Fitzgerald

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Lennart B. Sandelin

Radio Reporter

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Sofie Gällerspång

Par med autografer

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Oskar Thunberg

Vilgot Sjöman

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Fredrik Lindborg

Dompan

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Hanna Ullerstam

Kerstin

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Hedda Stiernstedt

Lina

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Henrik Ståhl

Povel Ramel

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Henrik Kvarnlöt

TV producent

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Harry Friedländer

Hasse Alfredsson

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Andréa Ager-Hanssen

Lena Nyman

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Jonathan Drew

Steve Chambers

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Anna Harling

Journalisten

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Cicci Green

Festgäst

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Fredrik Johansson

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