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Raven's End

1963 · 97 min

A stark, tender coming-of-age story steeped in working-class hardship, where hope flickers against the weight of family and circumstance.

Directed by
Bo Widerberg
Genres
Drama
Starring
Thommy Berggren, Emy Storm, Keve Hjelm
Overview
In 1936, aspiring writer Anders, along with his friend Sixten, is desperate to escape his working-class upbringing. Anders' father is an unemployed alcoholic and his mother slaves away at a laundry to support the family. A ray of hope comes Anders' way when he finishes his first novel and submits it to a publisher. But after his girlfriend gets pregnant, his future dims before his eyes once more.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Bo Widerberg
Genres
Drama
Starring
Thommy Berggren, Emy Storm, Keve Hjelm
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • ambition
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Thommy Berggren, Emy Storm, Keve Hjelm, Ingvar Hirdwall, Christina Frambäck, Agneta Prytz, Nina Widerberg, Louise Gustafsson
Music
Giuseppe Torelli
Cinematography
Jan Lindeström
Runtime
97 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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