Kristoffers hus

Kristoffers hus

1979 · 98 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Kristoffer lives on the verge of poverty, just barely supporting himself on his photographic work and an allowance given him by his ex-wife to support their child. He is staying in his absentee mother's large old house, which she is preparing to sell. When he takes a photograph of a man who died by his own hand, the image fascinates him. He grows obsessed with the dead man's story and pushes his research as far as it will go.

Directed by Lars Lennart Forsberg · Written by Lars Lennart Forsberg

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Thommy Berggren Kristoffer
Agneta Eckemyr Hanna
Börje Ahlstedt Börje
Mimi Pollak Grandma
Gunnel Broström Mother
Pia Garde The Sick Girl
Birgitta Andersson Helena
Per Oscarsson Kräftan
Majlis Granlund The Sick Girl's Mother
Linda Megner Frida
Silvija Bardh Siri
Stig Ossian Ericson Stenkil

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