In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox and feeds it to his wife and baby daughter. No-one suspects anything until the meat is finished and Helge ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Helge Roos | |
| Ewa Fröling | ... | Elfrida Roos | |
| Erland Josephson | ... | Sigvard Silver | |
| Max von Sydow | ... | Vicar | |
| Liv Ullmann | ... | Maria Gustavsson | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Björn Granath | ... | Flyckt | |
| Björn Gustafson | ... | Officer in command | |
| Lennart Hjulström | ... | Svenning Gustavsson | |
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Helge Jordal | ... | Navvy |
| Agneta Prytz | ... | Old Woman | |
| Rikard Wolff | ... | Johannes | |
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In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox and feeds it to his wife and baby daughter. No-one suspects anything until the meat is finished and Helge tries to sell the hide at a local market. He is spotted by the local vicar and, wracked with guilt, confesses. The vicar assures him that if he gives himself up, he'll be treated leniently, but Helge's sentence is far harsher than anyone predicted... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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SwedishRelease Date:
22 November 1991 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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Elfrida Roos: [Helge killed his master's ox] No! Have you gone out of your mind, Helge?
Helge Roos: What am I to do? We have to eat.
Elfrida Roos: How could you? How could you do this to Svenning?
Helge Roos: [screaming] Svenning has another one. We must survive.
[pause]
Helge Roos: Help me. Stop whimpering and help me. Help me. You don't want Anna to fall ill and die, do you?
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Sweden's official submission to the 1992's Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Elfrida Roos: [Helge killed his master's ox] No! Have you gone out of your mind, Helge?
Helge Roos: What am I to do? We have to eat.
Elfrida Roos: How could you? How could you do this to Svenning?
Helge Roos: [screaming] Svenning has another one. We must survive.
[pause]
Helge Roos: Help me. Stop whimpering and help me. Help me. You don't want Anna to fall ill and die, do you?
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atmosphere. story. the tension. the links between characters. the religious axis. the cast. each as part of a beautiful - in special form - film about redemption. it reminds Ingmar Bergman's filmography but that is only the first sigh impression. because it has different rhythm and a form of delicate presentation of story. because it is , like Dostoievski's work, more generous and hopeful. because it is a parable in right colors. all is impressive - the simplicity of facts, the respiration of a community, the Christian virtues. and the acting because the Bergman's actors transforms the old roles level in inspired manner, in new forms, in delicate and precise manner. see it ! because it could be more than a beautiful film.