The Simple-Minded Murderer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-09-01

Languages:

Scanian, Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (1897 Reviews)

Director:

Hans Alfredson

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Stellan Skarsgèrd Maria Johansson Hans Alfredson Per Myrberg

Writer:

Hans Alfredson (novel)

Hans Alfredson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the 1930s, the feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he is hired as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Hèglund'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 Hèglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family.

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