The Simple-Minded Murderer

Name: The Simple-Minded Murderer
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-02-12
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Hans Alfredson, Maria Johansson, Per Myrberg

Den enfaldige mördaren

1982 · 1h 48m · Drama · Sweden · Rated 15 (SE)

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.

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Hans Alfredson

Based on the novel by

Hans Alfredson

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Stellan Skarsgård, Hans Alfredson, Maria Johansson, Per Myrberg

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