Misfits to Yuppies

Apr 2, 1993

1h 27m

★ 6.1

Overview

Misfits to Yuppies is the last of three films (Dom kallar oss mods, Ett anständigt liv, Det sociala arvet) that shows conditions for addicts in Stockholm and try to find out how social legacy have been transferred to their children from previous films.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Svenska Filminstitutet

Brottsfoerebyggande Raadet

Allmaenna Barnhuset

Folksam

Forskningsraadsnaemnden

The Swedish Arts Grants Committee

Socialstyrelsen

Stefan Jarl Filmproduktion

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Cast

Himself

Kenneth 'Kenta' Gustafsson

Himself

Patric Gustafsson

Herself

Eva Blondin

Himself

Jan 'Jajje' Klingryd

Stefan Jarl

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0.0

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10.0

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0.0

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6.9

Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland

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4.9

Who Killed Nancy?

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6.8

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6.9

A Respectable Life

Mar 26, 1979

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5.6

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6.4

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Feb 25, 2010

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6.8

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7.5

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3.7

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7.7

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0.0

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7.4

Jim Morrison: The End

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7.3

Steve-O: Demise and Rise

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7.4

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0.0

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