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Sin (1948)

Sin poster
Original title
Synd
Directed by
Arnold Sjöstrand
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is about a woman caught in a web of personal guilt and societal judgment in post-war Sweden. Her choices and their consequences slowly tighten around her and the people close to her.

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What happens

Sin (Swedish: Synd) is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Arnold Sjöstrand and starring Birgit Tengroth, Sture Lagerwall and Gunnar Sjöberg. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nordemar. It is unrelated to the 1928 silent film of the same title directed by Gustaf Molander. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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