Children of the Streets (1914)

Original title

Gatans barn

Directed by

Victor Sjöström

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

54 min

Rated

15

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Swedish silent drama about people struggling to get by on the city streets. One character ends up committing suicide.

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What happens

Gatans barn (lit. 'Street children') is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It premiered on 19 October 1914. The lead roles were played by Lili Bech and Gunnar Tolnæs. A review in Svenska Dagbladet described the film as "sad and dramatic...ends with a suicide, well-filmed and well-directed" (sorgligt och dramatiskt och slutar med själfmord, väl inspeladt och med god regi). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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