Sonja

Sonja

79 mins | Drama | Nov. 5, 1943

Sonja (Birgit Tengroth) is a housewife happily married with the factory worker Kurt (Åke Grönberg). But what he doesn't know is that Sonja has a dark secret of the past; she is a former prostitute. When suddenly Sonja's former, sleazy pimp Nick (Sture Lagerwall) shows up, he blackmails her into giving him money and letting him stay at their home. Otherwise he will tell Kurt about Sonja past. Sonja comply, but when Nick starts a relationship with Kurt's young and innocent sister Maj, Sonja has to act so Maj doesn't make the same mistake she did.

Sonja

79 mins | Drama | Nov. 5, 1943

Sonja
Sonja (Birgit Tengroth) is a housewife happily married with the factory worker Kurt (Åke Grönberg). But what he doesn't know is that Sonja has a dark secret of the past; she is a former prostitute. When suddenly Sonja's former, sleazy pimp Nick (Sture Lagerwall) shows up, he blackmails her into giving him money and letting him stay at their home. Otherwise he will tell Kurt about Sonja past. Sonja comply, but when Nick starts a relationship with Kurt's young and innocent sister Maj, Sonja has to act so Maj doesn't make the same mistake she did.
Producers Terrafilm
Original title Sonja
Directors Hampe Faustman
Writers Hampe Faustman, Herbert Grevenius, Gösta Stevens

Cast

Birgit Tengroth

as Sonja Larsson

Åke Grönberg

as Kurt Larsson

Sture Lagerwall

as Nick Berggren

Elsie Albiin

as Maja Larsson

David Erikson

as Kalle Lindgren

Bengt Ekerot

as Bengt

Gunn Wållgren

as Sonja's Room-mate