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The Slingshot

Name: The Slingshot
Genre: Drama
Released: 24 Sep 1993
Rating: 6.10
Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Jesper Salén, Basia Frydman, Niclas Olund, Ernst-Hugo Järegård

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Stockholm in the 1920s. Young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother and a boxing brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them, Roland makes slingshots which he sells. His rebellious ways has gotten him the special attention of his school teacher, who always makes sure that Roland is punished. Roland also tries to make extra money by repairing bicycles, a successful business that in the end lands him in hot water.

Year: 1993

Genre: Drama

Studio: SVT Drama, Nordisk Film Denmark, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet

Director: Åke Sandgren

Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Jesper Salén, Basia Frydman, Niclas Olund, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Reine Brynolfsson

Crew: Åke Sandgren (Director), Åke Sandgren (Writer), Waldemar Bergendahl (Producer), Björn Isfält (Original Music Composer), Willie Peterson-Berger (Sound), Carl Aage Hansen (Sound Designer)

Runtime: 102 minutes

Release: Sep 24, 1993

IMDb: 6.10/10 by 36 users

Popularity: 1

Country: Denmark, Sweden

Language: svenska

Budget: 0

Revenue: 308,368

Keyword : child abuse, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, sadistic, class, socialism, fascist, condom, coming of age, spanking, anti-semitism, working class, bigotry, childhood, reform school, slingshot, 1930s