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Adalen 31 (1969)
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Original name: Ådalen 31
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It depicts the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen, killing five people, including a young girl.
Style:
tense, sincere, serious, realistic, interesting
Plot:
female nudity, protest, social realism, labor union, nude, military, graphic violence, love and romance, life is a bitch, rebellion, injustice, love affair, rivalry, social differences, society, sexual content, unwanted pregnancy, workplace intrigue, working class, workplace, dishonesty, boss and employee, power relations, love, pregnancy ...
Time:
1930s, year 1931, 20th century, 30s
Place:
sweden
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