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TSATSIKI, MORSAN OCH POLISEN
Tsatsiki, Mum and the Policeman
Sweden, Norway, 1999, 91 Minutes
Director: Ella Lemhagen
Cast: Alexandra Rapaport, Samuel Haus, Jacob Ericksson
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His real name is Tobias but hardly anyone calls this eight-year-old by anything except his strange nickname – Zaziki. And why do they call him Zaziki? For the simple reason that he’s always dreaming of Greece. Zaziki lives with his mother, Tina. He has never seen his father, a Greek fisherman who doesn’t even know that he has a son in Sweden. Zaziki would give anything to visit his father and dive with him to catch squid. In the evenings he even practices holding his breath for as long as he can.Tina has problems of her own. She plays guitar in a band and would love to be a famous musician. Zaziki’s classmates are some of her greatest fans on account of her ‘performance’ in the classroom one day when she gave the headteacher a piece of her mind after Zaziki had taken a beating at the hands of an older boy named Mårten. One day Zaziki meets a young policeman by the name of Göran who has recently been transferred to Stockholm. He is looking for an apartment and, since there’s a spare room at Tina and Zaziki’s place, he moves in as a subtenant. Zaziki and Göran soon become friends. Göran teaches Zaziki how to dance; he’s also an excellent cook and supports the young boy’s plan to visit his father in Greece. What’s more, he falls in love with Tina – but her mind is only on her music. At first it’s Tina’s dream which is fulfilled when her band is offered a record contract. Shortly afterwards, Zaziki’s dearest wish comes true and he and his mother fly to Greece. However, just about the last thing his mother wants is to meet Zaziki’s father again . . .