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 | Torgny Lindgren | Novel |
| Writing | Bo Widerberg | Writer |
| Art | Kristina Ilander | Assistant Decorator |
| Art | Bengt Svedberg | Painter |
| Sound | Tomas Krantz | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Ragnar Waaranperä | Grip |
| Art | Pelle Johansson | Production Design |
| Lighting | Ulf Björck | Electrician |
| Art | Daniel Alfredson | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Björn Gunnarsson | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Solveig Eriksson | Seamstress |
| Editing | Björn Strandell | Color Timer |
| Sound | Stefan Ljungberg | Sound |
| Production | Göran Lindström | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inger Pehrsson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siw Jærbyn | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Eva Bagge | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Jörgen Persson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bo Widerberg | Editor |
| Sound | Stefan Nilsson | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Horst Stadlinger | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Olof Johnson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rolf Lindström | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Per Cederlund | Property Master |
| Crew | Göran Dannerup | Carpenter |
| Sound | Owe Svensson | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanne Falck | Costume Assistant |
| Crew | Jan Eriksson | Carpenter |
| Sound | Martin CG Kjellberg | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Denise Grünstein | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Marianne Wallin | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ann Collenberg | Production Manager |
| Editing | Pia Svedlund | Negative Cutter |
| Crew | Ursula Hægerström | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Susanne Ruben | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Jan-Erik Lundberg | Foley Artist |