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The Serpent's Way

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The Serpent's Way
Swedish poster
Directed byBo Widerberg
Written byBo Widerberg
Torgny Lindgren
Produced byGöran Lindström
StarringStina Ekblad
CinematographyJörgen Persson
Edited byBo Widerberg
Release date
  • 25 December 1986 (1986-12-25)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The Serpent's Way (Swedish: Ormens väg på hälleberget) is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the novel The Way of a Serpent by Torgny Lindgren. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival[1] and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] At the 22nd Guldbagge Awards Stina Ekblad won the award for Best Actress.[3]

Plot

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A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow bigger with the abuser's kids.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Serpent's Way". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  2. ^ "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Ormens väg på hälleberget (1986)". Swedish Film Institute. 14 March 2014.
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