The Serpent's Way (1986)
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A salesman and his son sexually abuse several generations of an indigent family's women as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow with the abuser's kids.
- Date of release
- 1986-12-25
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Bo Widerberg
Casting
- Stina Ekblad — Tea Alexisdotter
- Stellan Skarsgård — Karl Orsa Markström
- Pernilla August — Eva
- Ernst Günther — Ol Karlsa
- Tomas von Brömssen — Jacob
- Reine Brynolfsson — Jani
- Nils Brandt — Grandfather (uncredited)
- Johan Widerberg — Jani as a child
- Pernilla Wahlgren — Johanna
- Birgitta Ulfsson — Grandma
- Melinda Kinnaman — Eva as a Child
- Åsa Karlin — Child
Interesting facts
The Serpent's Way 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 and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. At the 22nd Guldbagge Awards Stina Ekblad won the award for Best Actress.
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