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Overview

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7.8/10   911 votes
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Director:
Hans Alfredson
Writers:
Hans Alfredson (novel)
Hans Alfredson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
September 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A mentally challenged man escapes from his tyrannical master and finds happiness when a poor family takes him in. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Absolutely brilliant! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Stellan Skarsgård ... Sven
Maria Johansson ... Anna
Hans Alfredson ... Höglund
Per Myrberg ... Andersson
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson ... Mrs. Andersson
Nils Ahlroth ... Månsson
Lars Amble ... Bengt
Carl-Åke Eriksson ... Wallin
Cecilia Walton ... Vera
Wallis Grahn ... Mrs. Höglund
Else-Marie Brandt ... Sven's mother
Gösta Ekman ... The new driver
Carl Billquist ... Flodin
Lena Nyman ... Woman without legs
Björn Andrésen ... Angel
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Simple-Minded Murder
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
Sweden
Language:
Scanian | Swedish
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Höglund: [drunk] So old... why do you have to get so old... what are you doing here, idiot? What time is it? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Svenska ord i bild och tal (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Requiem more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Absolutely brilliant!, 18 April 2000
8/10
Author: AKS-6 from Sweden

"Den enfaldige mördaren" is without a doubt one of the best Swedish films ever made. It's a beautiful film, as well as a harrowing experience to watch. Stellan Skarsgård is magnificent in the role of Sven who is generally considered to be an idiot (because he is harelipped and he's therefore unable to speak clearly) -- even by his own sister Vera who is deeply ashamed of him. He gets a job at a factory owner's estate and is treated cruelly by that man (played by wonderful Hasse Alfredson, who also wrote the script and directed the film).

The film is fairly episodic but it definitely works in this film and as Sven's life gets better and better the pace becomes more "fluent", so to speak, which is really brilliant. The cinematography's brilliant as well. This is truly a great accomplishment.

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