Synopsis
In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox to feed his wife and baby daughter, setting off a devastating and unexpected chain of events.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Sven NykvistDirector
- Lasse SummanenWriter
- Sven NykvistWriter
- Luboš FišerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Max von SydowVicar
- Stellan SkarsgårdHelge Roos
- Ewa FrölingElfrida Roos
- Erland JosephsonSigvard Silver
- Liv UllmannMaria
- Björn GranathFlyckt
- Björn GustafsonOfficer in Command
- Lennart HjulströmSvenning Gustavsson
- Helge JordalNavvy
- Agneta PrytzOld Woman
- Rikard WolffJohannes
- J.E. BeaucaireShop Owner (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
swedenpovertyox