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Östermans testamente

1954 · 105 min

A gentle, unhurried small-town drama with wry humour and quiet warmth, easy to settle into and pleasant to watch.

Directed by: Ragnar Frisk
Genres: Drama
Starring: Adolf Jahr, Alva Berggren, John Elfström

Overview: The fishermen Österman and Sjöberg are sued by merchant Wikström. In order to raise capital, they decide to start producing a medicine from a recipe by Österman's father.

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Directed by: Ragnar Frisk
Genres: Drama
Starring: Adolf Jahr, Alva Berggren, John Elfström

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
work
justice
friendship
class
Places: small town
countryside
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ragnar Frisk
Written by: Paul Baudisch, Sölve Cederstrand
Starring: Adolf Jahr, Alva Berggren, John Elfström, Hjördis Petterson, Dagmar Ebbesen, Arthur Fischer, Bengt Blomgren, Gunnel Wadner
Music: Jules Sylvain
Runtime: 105 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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