The Ox
7.0
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.
Cast
14 people
Max von Sydow
Vicar
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Stellan Skarsgård
Helge Roos
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
Ewa Fröling
Elfrida Roos
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Erland Josephson
Sigvard Silver
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Liv Ullmann
Maria
Known for
Persona
Cries and Whispers
Björn Granath
Flyckt
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The American
Björn Gustafson
Officer in Command
Known for
Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten
Emil of Lonneberga
Lennart Hjulström
Svenning Gustavsson
Known for
Millennium
My Life as a Dog
Helge Jordal
Navvy
Known for
Cadaver
Detective Hole
Agneta Prytz
Old Woman
Known for
The New Land
The Call-up
Rikard Wolff
Johannes
Known for
House of Angels
Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten
J.E. Beaucaire
Shop Owner (uncredited)
Also in
Stardust Memories
Radio Days
Sven Nykvist Director · Lasse Summanen Writer Luboš Fišer Composer
First release November 22, 1991 · Produced in Denmark, Sweden, Norway · Production Nordisk Film Sweden, SVT Drama
Production
Josephson & Nykvist HB
Production
Nordisk Film Sweden
Production
SVT Drama
Production
Sandrews
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Sweetland Films
Production
Denmark · Sweden · Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Oxen
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Romania · November 22, 1991
Theatrical
Sweden · November 22, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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