Adalen 31

Adalen 31

1969 · 114 min · SV · 6.6 (49 votes)
Dir. Bo Widerberg · Starring Peter Schildt, Kerstin Tidelius, Roland Hedlund, Marie De Geer, Olof Bergström, Jonas Bergström
DramaHistoryRomance

A film about the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen.

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A starkly beautiful, deeply affecting historical drama that captures the simmering tensions and tragic consequences of social unrest. It feels like a quiet, yet powerful, lament for lost lives and a lost era.

sombertensemelancholicintrospectiveslow-burnperiod dramanaturalisticpolitical cinemaarthouseclass strugglesocial injusticeloss of innocencehistorical trauma
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