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.^[1] It is a historical drama about the Snapphane peasant rebel movement that fought against the Swedish rule of Scania in the 17th century.^[2] The "Snapphanar" fought secretly for Denmark during the late 17th century. The main character, Nils Geting, was played by André Sjöberg.^[3]

Directedby

• Måns Mårlind
• Björn Stein

Starring

• • André Sjöberg
• Tuva Novotny
• Anders Ekborg

Country of origin

Sweden

No.ofepisodes3

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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)

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The miniseries was criticised by historians due to a perceived lack of historical accuracy.^[4] 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.^{[citation needed]}