The Angel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-02

Languages:

Norwegian, Swedish

Countries:

Norway, Sweden, Finland

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (573 Reviews)

Director:

Margreth Olin

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Maria Bonnevie Lena Endre Bèrje Ahlstedt Benjamin Helstad

Writer:

Margreth Olin

Fullplot:

As the film opens, a doped-up Lea (Maria Bonnevie) makes an extremely bad impression on her baby daughter's foster parents; later, flashbacks reveal her disturbing youth and young adulthood. From the wrong side of the tracks, Lea grows up in a small house on the edge of the forest. When her father dies, her fragile mother Madelene takes up with the jealous alcoholic Ole. Unable to prevent Madelene from being beaten, Lea winds up as a substance abuser.

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