Syndabocken

Syndabocken

1980 · 135 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

"The Black Sheep" - Edvard Libotz, a young lawyer arrives in town, after failing to work as a High Court notary. He now plans to open his own agency. But he is different, looks foreign, is dark haired like a gypsy, and becomes very unpopular with the locals and the City prosecutor. By August Strindberg, published in 1907.

Directed by Gösta Folke

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