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The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)

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Original title
Den enfaldige mördaren
Directed by
Hans Alfredson
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
18
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gentle but intellectually disabled man named Sven Olsson works as a farmhand. He is mistreated by his cruel employer and eventually pushed to a breaking point.

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What happens

The Simple-Minded Murderer (Swedish: Den enfaldige mördaren) is a 1982 Swedish drama film directed by Hans Alfredson, starring Stellan Skarsgård as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 February 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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