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The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
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Original name: Den enfaldige mördaren
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Style:
period piece, non-linear, touching, offbeat, bleak, serious, emotional, realistic, disturbing, gloomy ...
Plot:
male nudity, mental disorder, disability, revenge, angel, nazi, motorcycle, murder, bible, farmer, brother sister relationship, greed, arrogance, working class, vandalism, capitalist, death of mother, simpleton, speech impediment, skinny dipping, man child, xenophobia, landlord, abusive boss, factory owner ...
Time:
future, 1930s, 20th century, 30s
Place:
europe, eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out crying, serious, psychological and realistic films with plots about family relations, bare chested male, nude, nudity, male nudity, boy and undressing mostly in Drama, Comedy and War genres. Some movies like The Simple-Minded Murderer: A Balloon's Landing (2024), Ostia (1970), Road to Salina (1970), Jack (1977), The Cleaner (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 119 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 130 min.
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Style:
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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