

Kejsaren
Genres
Overview
Before World War II, Swedish workers had to deal with low wages, scarce work, and the extensive importation of foreign labor, particularly for the purpose of breaking strikes. This did not make foreigners of any stripe very popular, and those from "guest worker" countries were particularly disliked. In this film, set in 1938, a half-Polish boy goes to Poland in search of his mother, runs into financial and psychological difficulties there, and is sent back to a Swedish mental hospital. In another story, an unfortunate woman suffers a miscarriage and ends up at the asylum where the Polish boy is being kept.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1979-02-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
9
Anders Åberg
Eije Ström
Gerissa Jalander
Mother
Bo Lindström
Albin Ström
Tomas Norström
Farmhand
Emy Storm
Gerda
Jan Dolata
The Pimp's helper
Jan Jönsson
Madman at St. Lars
Anne-Lie Kinnunen
Singer at Tavern
Gisela von Matuska
Woman at the Polish Church
Urszula Repinska
Tavern guest
Bill Salo
Accordion player
Renata Orlik
Waitress
Richard Hobert
Farmhand
Roman Nowak
Priest
Bert Sorbon
The Count
Annmari Kastrup
Prologue (voice)
Göte Fyhring
Rectifier
Per Öhlin
Pimp
Anna Lindroth
Pig Watch
Rune Ek
Farmhand
Katarina Strandmark
Polish Woman
Sigurd Björling
Priest
Kent-Arne Dahlgren
Sailor
Gunnar Ekström
Anton
Ralf Glaerum
The Cook
Jan Kruse
Swedish Official in Poland
Peter Lindgren
The Captain
Hans Nordström
Old Man at St. Lars
Jan Nygren
Caretaker at St. Lars
Jan-Ingvar Palm
The Poet at St. Lars
Gunnar Rundqvist
The Doctor at St. Lars
Karol Cichecki
Priest in Catholic church
Ricardo Ausin
Choirboy
Mathias Kastrup
Choirboy
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