The Serpent's Way (1986)
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.
Director: Bo Widerberg
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Stina Ekblad as Tea Alexisdotter |
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Stellan Skarsgård as Karl Orsa Markström |
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Pernilla August as Eva |
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Ernst Günther as Ol Karlsa |
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Tomas von Brömssen as Jacob |
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Reine Brynolfsson as Jani |
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Nils Brandt as Grandfather (uncredited) |
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Johan Widerberg as Jani as a child |
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Pernilla Wahlgren as Johanna |
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Birgitta Ulfsson as Grandma |
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Melinda Kinnaman as Eva as a Child |
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Åsa Karlin as Child |
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Michael Kallaanvaara as Child |
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Calle Carlswärd as Child |
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Amelia Glas-Drake as Tilda |
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Gun Fors as A woman |
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Lisa Tönnerfors as Sara |
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Emma Tönnerfors as Rakel |
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Margareta Pettersson as Granne (uncredited) |
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Agnes Östergren as Eva as a Baby (uncredited) |
| Directing | Bo Widerberg | Director |
| Writing | Bo Widerberg | Writer |
| Writing | Torgny Lindgren | Novel |
| Production | Göran Lindström | Producer |
| Sound | Stefan Nilsson | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jörgen Persson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bo Widerberg | Editor |
| Art | Pelle Johansson | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inger Pehrsson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siw Jærbyn | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Horst Stadlinger | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ann Collenberg | Production Manager |
| Art | Daniel Alfredson | Set Dresser |
| Art | Per Cederlund | Property Master |
| Crew | Göran Dannerup | Carpenter |
| Crew | Jan Eriksson | Carpenter |
| Art | Kristina Ilander | Assistant Decorator |
| Art | Bengt Svedberg | Painter |
| Sound | Björn Gunnarsson | Sound |
| Sound | Martin CG Kjellberg | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Tomas Krantz | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Stefan Ljungberg | Sound |
| Sound | Jan-Erik Lundberg | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Owe Svensson | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Ulf Björck | Electrician |
| Camera | Denise Grünstein | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Olof Johnson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rolf Lindström | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ragnar Waaranperä | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Solveig Eriksson | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanne Falck | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Björn Strandell | Color Timer |
| Editing | Pia Svedlund | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Eva Bagge | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Ursula Hægerström | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Susanne Ruben | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Marianne Wallin | Script Supervisor |