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The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Simple-Minded Murderer (Swedish: Den enfaldige mördaren) is a 1982 Swedish drama film directed by Hans Alfredson, starring Stellan Skarsgård, as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 February 1982.
A mentally challenged man escapes from his tyrannical master and finds happiness when a poor family takes him in.
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- Hans Alfredson
- Drama
- Stellan Skarsgård
The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult.
The simple-minded murderer expertly crafted a simplistic storyline of horrific wealthy businessmen against an honest feeble-minded Sven was a harrowing experience. Stellan Skarsgård's magnificent bittersweet performances brung a purity to the oppression the character is forced to suffer.
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- Hans Alfredson
The weak-minded Sven loses his mother and subsequently gains employment at the wealthy Höglund's farm as a farmhand. He laboriously works without compensation and sleeps among the cows. ...
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