Seeking Temporary Wife
Seeking Temporary Wife

Seeking Temporary Wife

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2003
1h 33m
4.3(4 votes)
Drama
Comedy

Overview

Fredrik is a happy man; he has a girlfriend he loves, a business running smoothely and he is going to be a father. But his happiness proves false. At a party, his girlfriend declares that she will leave him for her true love. Frederik is distraught. But his biological clock has started ticking, and his desire for a child is overwhelming. At an adoption agency he meets Milla, a woman who has also been treated unfairly by love. Could Milla be the answer to Frederik's dream?

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Illusion Film
Film i Väst

Cast & Crew

32 members
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Gustaf Hammarsten

Fredrik

Gustaf Hammarsten
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Lotta Östlin Stenshäll

Milla

Lotta Östlin Stenshäll
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Irina Jonsson

Tanja

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Lars Väringer

Kjell

Lars Väringer
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Claes Hartelius

Tomme

Claes Hartelius
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Lisbeth Johansson

Cilla

Lisbeth Johansson
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Sofia Rutberg

Alice

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Jan Tiselius

Jan

Jan Tiselius
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Birgitta Sundberg

Siri

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Anna Ulrika Ericsson

Pia

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Peter Melin

Per

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Åsa Gustafsson

Marie

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Eric Björge

Samson

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Kicki Rundgren

Ellen

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Georgi Staykov

Vlado

Georgi Staykov
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Anders Eriksson

Janne

Anders Eriksson
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Gerd Holmgren

Ella

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Anita Nyman

Ulla

Anita Nyman
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Emelie Eriksson

Mette

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Denny Flögstad

Arvid

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Karin Stigsdotter

Jenny

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Elisabeth Falk

Janine

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Pär Brundin

Kalle

Pär Brundin
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Michael Merikan

Arne

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Lars Andersson

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Ulf Werner

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Gunnar Petersson

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Ria Hedström

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Leif Carlsson

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Eva Nyberg Carlsson

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Ulrika Falk

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Ewa Marie Eliasson

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