Cast
Thommy Berggren 
Keve Hjelm Emy Storm
Credits
Written by: 
Bo Widerberg
Plot
A young man in the Malmö slums of the 1930s dreams of becoming a writer, and struggles against poverty and his family's violent quarrels.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bo Widerberg's drama follows a young man in 1930s Malmö slums dreaming of becoming a writer amid poverty and family violence. Thommy Berggren is superb in a tender, humane Oscar-nominated portrait of class and ambition.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (2,038 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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