The Ox (1991)
Oxen
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.
- Date of release
- 1991-11-22
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Sven Nykvist
Casting
- Max von Sydow — Vicar
- Stellan Skarsgård — Helge Roos
- Ewa Fröling — Elfrida Roos
- Erland Josephson — Sigvard Silver
- Liv Ullmann — Maria
- Björn Granath — Flyckt
- Björn Gustafson — Officer in Command
- Lennart Hjulström — Svenning Gustavsson
- Helge Jordal — Navvy
- Agneta Prytz — Old Woman
- Rikard Wolff — Johannes
- J.E. Beaucaire — Shop Owner (uncredited)
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Oxmuseet
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2
The Ox is a 1991 Swedish drama film directed by Sven Nykvist. Collaborating with Lasse Summanen, Nykvist penned the screenplay adapted from the 1981 novel Oxen by Siv Cedering.
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