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Kejsaren

Kejsaren

Feb 24, 1979 1h 37m
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Synopsis

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.

Title Kejsaren
Companies Treklövern, Svenska Filminstitutet
Countries Sweden
Keywords insanity, surrealism
Anders Åberg

Anders Åberg

Eije Ström
Bo Lindström

Bo Lindström

Albin Ström
Jan Dolata

Jan Dolata

The Pimp's helper
Jan Jönsson

Jan Jönsson

Madman at St. Lars
Anne-Lie Kinnunen

Anne-Lie Kinnunen

Singer at Tavern
Gisela von Matuska

Gisela von Matuska

Woman at the Polish Church
Bill Salo

Bill Salo

Accordion player
Annmari Kastrup

Annmari Kastrup

Prologue (voice)
Rune Ek

Rune Ek

Farmhand
Jan Kruse

Jan Kruse

Swedish Official in Poland
Hans Nordström

Hans Nordström

Old Man at St. Lars
Jan Nygren

Jan Nygren

Caretaker at St. Lars
Jan-Ingvar Palm

Jan-Ingvar Palm

The Poet at St. Lars
Gunnar Rundqvist

Gunnar Rundqvist

The Doctor at St. Lars
Karol Cichecki

Karol Cichecki

Priest in Catholic church