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Morocco on screen

Jerusalem

1996 · Film · Sweden · Directed by Bille August

The stone Skala du Port bastion at Essaouira harbour, gulls overhead
Filmed here: Essaouira · Photo: Adam Harangozó, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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Jerusalem is a film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 September 1996, directed by Bille August, based on the 1901-1902 two-part novel Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf. The film, also broadcast as a TV-series, was a Scandinavian co-production headed by Svensk Filmindustri. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. Wikidata, filming location (P915)

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