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The Serpent's Way

1986·107 min

The Serpent's Way

Directed by Bo Widerberg

Drama

A salesman and his son sexually abuse several generations of an indigent family's women as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow with the abuser's kids.

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Tea Alexisdotter

Stellan Skarsgård

Karl Orsa Markström

Pernilla August

Eva

Ol Karlsa

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Writer

Göran Lindström

Producer

Jörgen Persson

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

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Tomas von Brömssen

Jacob

Reine Brynolfsson

Jani

Grandfather (uncredited)

Johan Widerberg

Jani as a child

Pernilla Wahlgren

Johanna

Birgitta Ulfsson

Grandma

Melinda Kinnaman

Eva as a Child

Child

Michael Kallaanvaara

Child

Calle Carlswärd

Child

Amelia Glas-Drake

Tilda

A woman

Lisa Tönnerfors

Sara

Emma Tönnerfors

Rakel

Margareta Pettersson

Granne (uncredited)

Agnes Östergren

Eva as a Baby (uncredited)

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The Serpent's Way (1986) is about a salesman and his son sexually abuse several generations of an indigent family's women as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow with the abuser's kids.

Who directed The Serpent's Way?

Bo Widerberg directed The Serpent's Way (1986).

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