In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.
Acting
Lagercrantz walks the razor's edge between victim and predator.
Direction
Widerberg's unflinching gaze refuses easy moral answers.
Cinematography
Malmö bathed in golden-hour longing and creeping dread.
Director
Bo Widerberg
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