The Simple-Minded Murderer

The Simple-Minded Murderer

108 mins | Drama | Feb. 12, 1982

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.

The Simple-Minded Murderer

108 mins | Drama | Feb. 12, 1982

The Simple-Minded Murderer
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Svenska Ord, Svenska Filminstitutet, Svensk Filmindustri
Original title Den enfaldige mördaren
Directors Niklas Rådström, Hans Alfredson
Writers Hans Alfredson