The Slingshot
Film1993102 min6.0/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Åke Sandgren
If growing up were easy, everybody would do it.
The story
Stockholm in the 1920s. Young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother and a boxing brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them, Roland makes slingshots which he sells. His rebellious ways has gotten him the special attention of his school teacher, who always makes sure that Roland is punished. Roland also tries to make extra money by repairing bicycles, a successful business that in the end lands him in hot water.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Stellan SkarsgårdFritiof Schütt
Jesper SalénRoland Schütt
Basia FrydmanZipa Schütt
Niclas OlundBertil Schütt
Ernst-Hugo JäregårdTeacher Lundin
Reine BrynolfssonHinke Bergegren
Frida HallgrenMargit
Axel DübergInspector Gissle
Ing-Marie CarlssonKarin Adamsson
Ernst GüntherPrincipal
Roland HedlundSchool janitor
Tomas NorströmBoxing TrainerExplore the crew
- Director
- Åke Sandgren
- Producer
- Waldemar Bergendahl
- Writer
- Åke Sandgren
- Original Music Composer
- Björn Isfält
- Writer
- Roland Schütt
- Editor
- Grete Møldrup
- Producer
- Miroslav Voštiar
- Director of Photography
- Göran Nilsson