The Slingshot (1993)
Stockholm in the 1920s. Young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother and a boxing brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them, Roland makes slingshots which he sells. His rebellious ways has gotten him the special attention of his school teacher, who always makes sure that Roland is punished. Roland also tries to make extra money by repairing bicycles, a successful business that in the end lands him in hot water.
- Released
- 1993-09-24
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Åke Sandgren
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 40 votes
Cast
- Stellan Skarsgård as Fritiof Schütt
- Jesper Salén as Roland Schütt
- Basia Frydman as Zipa Schütt
- Niclas Olund as Bertil Schütt
- Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Teacher Lundin
- Reine Brynolfsson as Hinke Bergegren
- Frida Hallgren as Margit
- Axel Düberg as Inspector Gissle
- Ing-Marie Carlsson as Karin Adamsson
- Ernst Günther as Principal
- Roland Hedlund as School janitor
- Tomas Norström as Boxing Trainer
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