Sinners in the Sun
1934 · 103 min · ★ 4.5 · Drama
Eight young people decide to detach themselves from all moral prejudices in their love life. They travel to an idyllic island in the archipelago. A paradise is founded, based on a thesis that the great love is no more. Eroticism is their choice. The friends is strongly influenced by the ideas of Sigmund Freud.
Directed by Einar Sissener
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- E Einar Sissener Johan
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Tore Segelcke Erna - H Hans Jacob Nilsen Alf
- H Hjørdis Bjarke Sigrid
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Georg Løkkeberg Erik -
Gøril Havrevold Randi -
Kirsten Heiberg Evelyn - A Andreas Bjarke Fredrik
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