The Simple-Minded Murderer
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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. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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Cast
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Stellan Skarsgård
Sven
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
Hans Alfredson
Höglund
Known for
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Shame
Maria Johansson
Anna
Also in
Life on Seacrow Island
Tjorven, Batsman, and Moses
Per Myrberg
Andersson
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Gösta Ekman
The New Driver
Known for
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
The Adventures of Picasso
Carl Billquist
Flodin
Known for
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
All These Women
Lena Nyman
Woman Without Legs
Known for
Autumn Sonata
I Am Curious (Yellow)
Nils Ahlroth
Månsson
Also in
Skånska mord - Hurvamorden
The Apple War
Lars Amble
Bengt
Known for
The Sandhamn Murders
Shame
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
Mrs. Andersson
Known for
Swedes at Sea
Pelle the Conqueror
Carl-Åke Eriksson
Wallin
Known for
Frostbitten
Cecilia Walton
Vera
Known for
Snowroller
Hans Alfredson Director · Rolf Sersam Composer Jörgen Persson Cinematographer
United States release September 29, 1982 · Produced in Sweden · Production SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Svenska Ord
Production
SF Studios
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Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Sweden
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Original title
Den enfaldige mördaren
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Romania · February 12, 1982
Theatrical
Sweden · February 12, 1982
Theatrical
United States · September 29, 1982
Theatrical
Denmark
May 4, 1982 · Theatrical
France
March 3, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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