The Serpent's Way (Swedish: Ormens väg på hälleberget) is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the novel The Way of a Serpent by Torgny Lindgren. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival[1] and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] At the 22nd Guldbagge Awards Stina Ekblad won the award for Best Actress.[3]
| The Serpent's Way | |
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| Directed by | Bo Widerberg |
| Written by | Bo Widerberg Torgny Lindgren |
| Produced by | Göran Lindström |
| Starring | Stina Ekblad |
| Cinematography | Jörgen Persson |
| Edited by | Bo Widerberg |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot
A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow bigger with the abuser's kids.
Cast
- Stina Ekblad as Tea Alexisdotter
- Stellan Skarsgård as Karl Orsa Markström
- Reine Brynolfsson as Jani
- Pernilla August as Eva (as Pernilla Östergren)
- Tomas von Brömssen as Jacob
- Pernilla Wahlgren as Johanna
- Ernst Günther as Ol Karlsa
- Birgitta Ulfsson as Grandma
- Johan Widerberg as Jani as a child
- Melinda Kinnaman as Eva as child
