The Slingshot
If growing up were easy, everybody would do it.
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Release Date
9/24/1993Runtime
102 minsGenres
Overview
Stockholm in the 1920s. Young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother and a boxing brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them, Roland makes slingshots which he sells. His rebellious ways has gotten him the special attention of his school teacher, who always makes sure that Roland is punished. Roland also tries to make extra money by repairing bicycles, a successful business that in the end lands him in hot water.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
SwedishBudget
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$308,368Homepage
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A raw, unsparing look at a working-class boy navigating a hostile world shaped by poverty, prejudice, and adult cruelty. The film captures the friction between youthful defiance and systematic oppression with intimate, unflinching detail.
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Stellan Skarsgård
Fritiof Schütt
Jesper Salén
Roland Schütt
Basia Frydman
Zipa Schütt
Niclas Olund
Bertil Schütt
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Teacher Lundin
Reine Brynolfsson
Hinke Bergegren
Frida Hallgren
Margit
Axel Düberg
Inspector Gissle
Ing-Marie Carlsson
Karin Adamsson
Ernst Günther
Principal
Roland Hedlund
School janitor
Tomas Norström
Boxing Trainer
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