The Serpent's Way | |
Director: | Bo Widerberg |
Producer: | Göran Lindström |
Starring: | Stina Ekblad |
Cinematography: | Jörgen Persson |
Editing: | Bo Widerberg |
Runtime: | 111 minutes |
Country: | Sweden |
Language: | Swedish |
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]
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.