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Guest at One's Own Home (1957)

Guest at One's Own Home poster
Original title
Gäst i eget hus
Directed by
Stig Olin
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman feels trapped and isolated in her own home. The film follows her emotional struggle while living in 1950s Stockholm.

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What happens

Guest at One's Own Home (Swedish: Gäst i eget hus) is a 1957 Swedish drama film directed by Stig Olin and starring Anita Björk, Lars Ekborg and Alf Kjellin. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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