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Home Sweet Home (2001)
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Original name: Hem ljuva hem
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The wife and son of an unemployed, foul-tempered man suffer under ever-worsening domestic violence. One day while his father is taking a nap, the young son decides to take matters into his own hands. In a panic, the wife and son both believe the man is dead and dump him on a roadside. The man survives, however, and returns home weeks later confined to a wheelchair probably for the rest of his life. How will each member in the family cope with this new situation?
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, psychological, realistic
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive father, family relations, family problems, disability, family in crisis, parents and children, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, domestic disturbance, couple relations, homecoming, unsupportive spouse, abusive husband, father son relationship, guilt, domineering father, youth, bad father, forgiveness, patricide, attempted murder, marriage as hell
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
sweden, eastern europe
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Story:
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Story:
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