Kejsaren (1979)

Kejsaren (1979)

1979-02-24 Sweden 97 Min. PG-13
9 2 votes

Overview

Before World War II, Swedish workers had to deal with low wages, scarce work, and the extensive importation of foreign labor, particularly for the purpose of breaking strikes. This did not make foreigners of any stripe very popular, and those from "guest worker" countries were particularly disliked. In this film, set in 1938, a half-Polish boy goes to Poland in search of his mother, runs into financial and psychological difficulties there, and is sent back to a Swedish mental hospital. In another story, an unfortunate woman suffers a miscarriage and ends up at the asylum where the Polish boy is being kept.

Cast

Anders Åberg is Eije Ström
Eije Ström
Gerissa Jalander is Mother
Mother
Bo Lindström is Albin Ström
Albin Ström
Tomas Norström is Farmhand
Farmhand
Emy Storm is Gerda
Gerda
Jan Dolata is The Pimp's helper
The Pimp's helper
Jan Jönsson is Madman at St. Lars
Madman at St. Lars
Anne-Lie Kinnunen is Singer at Tavern
Singer at Tavern
Gisela von Matuska is Woman at the Polish Church
Woman at the Polish Church
Urszula Repinska is Tavern guest
Tavern guest
Bill Salo is Accordion player
Accordion player
Renata Orlik is Waitress
Waitress

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