The Simple-Minded Murderer

★★★★★

Original title: Den enfaldige mördaren

1982 · 1 h 48 min

Directed by Hans Alfredson

Drama

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Cast

Stellan Skarsgård Maria Johansson Hans Alfredson Per Myrberg Lena-Pia Bernhardsson Nils Ahlroth

Credits

Written by: Hans Alfredson

Plot

In 1920s rural Sweden, a simple-minded farmhand is mocked and mistreated by the community, and his friendship with a Jewish man ends in tragedy, in a dark, moving drama.

Sinekatalog’s take

A dark and moving rural drama, with Stellan Skarsgård.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (4,204 votes)
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