Kejsaren (1979)
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Before World War II, Swedish workers had to deal with low wages, scarce work, and the extensive importation of foreign labor, particularly for the purpose of breaking strikes. This did not make foreigners of any stripe very popular, and those from "guest worker" countries were particularly disliked. In this film, set in 1938, a half-Polish boy goes to Poland in search of his mother, runs into financial and psychological difficulties there, and is sent back to a Swedish mental hospital. In another story, an unfortunate woman suffers a miscarriage and ends up at the asylum where the Polish boy is being kept.
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Anders ÅbergEije StrömGerissa JalanderMotherBo LindströmAlbin Ström
Tomas NorströmFarmhand
Emy StormGerdaJan DolataThe Pimp's helper
Jan JönssonMadman at St. LarsAnne-Lie KinnunenSinger at Tavern
Gisela von MatuskaWoman at the Polish ChurchUrszula RepinskaTavern guestBill SaloAccordion playerRenata OrlikWaitressKeywords
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What is Kejsaren about?
Before World War II, Swedish workers had to deal with low wages, scarce work, and the extensive importation of foreign labor, particularly for the purpose of breaking strikes. This did not make foreigners of any stripe very popular, and those from "guest worker" countries were particularly disliked. In this film, set in 1938, a half-Polish boy goes to Poland in search of his mother, runs into financial and psychological difficulties there, and is sent back to a Swedish mental hospital. In another story, an unfortunate woman suffers a miscarriage and ends up at the asylum where the Polish boy is being kept.
How long is Kejsaren?
Kejsaren has a runtime of 97 minutes.