Ådalen 31 (1969)
- Directed by
- Bo Widerberg
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 47 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 1931 Sweden, striking sawmill workers clash with the military in a small district. The conflict escalates to a deadly shooting that kills five people including a young girl.
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What happens
Ådalen 31 (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǒːdɑːlɛn]; released in the United States as Adalen Riots) is a 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It depicts the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen killing five people, including a young girl. The film was X-rated in the United States. It won the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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