An-Magritt (1969)

Directed by

Arne Skouen

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A girl grows up in a poor Norwegian mining town after her mother dies by suicide. She is raised by her grandfather and must work alongside men to survive.

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What happens

An-Magritt is a 1969 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen, starring Liv Ullmann. The film is based on two novels by Johan Falkberget: Plogjernet and An-Magritt. An-Magritt (Ullmann) grows up in a Norwegian mining town. She is born as a result of her mother being raped. Her mother later kills herself after being put in the stocks for an extramarital affair with a soldier. An-Magritt is then raised by her grandfather, and has to work with the men to get by. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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