The Simple-Minded Murderer
- Original title
- Den enfaldige mördaren
- Year
- 1982
- Running time
- 108 min.
- Country
- Sweden
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Stellan Skarsgård
- Maria Johansson
- Hans Alfredson
- Per Myrberg
- Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
- Nils Ahlroth
- Lars Amble
- Carl-Åke Eriksson
- Cecilia Walton
- Wallis Grahn
- Else-Marie Brandt
- Carl Billquist
- Tomas Alfredson
- Anders Granström
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | 1930s. Disability
- Synopsis
- The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Hoeglund'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 Hoeglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family.
- Awards
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1982: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear - Best Actor (Skarsgård), OCIC (Recom.) & C.I.D.A.L.C.1982: Guldbagge Awards (Sweden): Best Film, Direction and Actor (Stellan Skarsgård)1983: Bodil Awards (Denmark): Best European Film
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