The read
It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
Bornholm island in 1880, where quarry worker Johan Jönsson lives a miserable life with his wife and children. He hopes to escape his poverty by winning a lottery ticket. But it doesn't bring him any luck. Instead of spending his little money on a doctor to have his sick child treated, he extends the lottery ticket. The child dies and Johan, plagued by remorse, turns to alcohol. After he has gambled away everything, the lottery ticket brings someone else the main prize. Johan commits suicide, but his son Per has realized that gambling is not the way to change the miserable existence of the workers.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Joachim KunertDirector
- André AsrielOriginal Music Composer
- Joachim KunertWriter
- Jens GerlachWriter
Cast
- Erwin GeschonneckJohan Jönsson
- Sonja SutterFrau Jönsson
- Lore FrischWirtsfrau Julie
- Harry HindemithCast
- Jochen ThomasCast
- Hans EmonsCast
- Gerhard LauCast
- Gustav PüttjerCast
- Albert GarbeCast
- Marga LegalCast
- Horst KubeCast
- Günther SimonCast
Themes
gamblingalcoholism