Ungen (1974)

Directed by

Barthold Halle

Genre

drama, music

Country

Norway

Runtime

2h 01m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young factory worker named Milja becomes pregnant and unmarried, facing the judgment and struggles of her community. The story uses song and drama to show her difficult everyday life.

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What happens

Ungen (The Child) is a Norwegian film musical and drama film from 1974 directed by Barthold Halle. The main roles are played by Britt Langlie, Bjørn Skagestad, Kirsti Kolstad, and Sølvi Wang. The film is loosely based on Oskar Braaten's play Ungen: folkeliv i fire akter (The Child: Everyday Life in Four Acts) from 1911, which is about the young unmarried and pregnant factory worker Milja. The film can be characterized as a musical drama with certain comedic elements. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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