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Gatan (1949)

Gatan poster
Directed by
Gösta Werner
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in postwar Stockholm navigates life in a working class neighborhood. She faces hard choices about her future.

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What happens

The Street (Swedish: Gatan) is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Gösta Werner and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Peter Lindgren and Keve Hjelm. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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