Drama · Sweden · 1982 · 1h 48m

The Simple-Minded Murderer

Den enfaldige mördaren

Director

Cast

Stellan Skarsgård as Sven Hans Alfredson as Höglund Maria Johansson as Anna Per Myrberg as Andersson Gösta Ekman as The New Driver Carl Billquist as Flodin

Crew

Rolf Lindström — Director of Photography Jörgen Persson — Director of Photography Jan Persson — Editor Rolf Sersam — Original Music Composer Hans Alfredson — Writer Hans Alfredson — Novel

Synopsis

The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

mentally disabled

Key Collaborators

Hans Alfredson Director Rolf Lindström Director of Photography Jörgen Persson Director of Photography Jan Persson Editor Rolf Sersam Original Music Composer Hans Alfredson Writer Hans Alfredson Novel Stig Boqvist Production Design Ulla-Britt Söderlund Costume Design

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