Raven's End

Dec 25, 1963

1h 41m

★ 7.0

Overview

In 1936 Sweden, a teenager drifts through life in his small town, hoping that a novel about the neighborhood he grew up and lives in will reverse the fortunes of his family.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Europa Film

Raven's End Trailers

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Cast

Anders

Thommy Berggren

Mother

Emy Storm

Father

Keve Hjelm

Sixten

Ingvar Hirdwall

Elsie

Christina Frambäck

Neighbour

Agneta Prytz

the neighbor girl Nina

Nina Widerberg

Anders' girlfriend in the gazebo

Louise Gustafsson

the writer in the waiting room

Fritiof Nilsson Piraten

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