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Kvinnohuset (1953)

Kvinnohuset poster
Directed by
Hampe Faustman
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
15
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the lives of several women who share a prison cell in Stockholm. It shows their personal conflicts and daily struggles behind bars.

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What happens

House of Women (Swedish: Kvinnohuset) is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Inga Tidblad, Eva Dahlbeck and Annalisa Ericson. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson. It is also known by the alternative title Caged Women. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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