Bortreist på ubestemt tid

Bortreist på ubestemt tid

1974 · 101 min · ★ 6.7 · Crime, Thriller

A man carries his wife down into the freezer in the basement. It is the painter Alex, who has killed his wife Christina. Helen is on the run from her impending silver wedding anniversary. She collapses onto the sofa at Alex's house, on his peaceful little farm, far away from people. Here, all you can hear is the faint thumping of a fishing boat on the fjord and the sound of a freezer starting and stopping at regular intervals.

Directed by Pål Bang-Hansen · Written by Pål Bang-Hansen

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